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Accents are a small part of our everyday communication, but what exactly is it that they are communicating? Is it where someone has come from; what their personality is like; how intelligent or educated they are? Or is it nothing other than words? Shantel Kadir, who has lived in areas of the UK as far ranging as London, Birmingham and Scotland, examines how accents develop, what they are seen to stand for today, and what individuals often choose to do with their own.
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Accents are a small part of our everyday communication, but what exactly is it that they are communicating? Is it where someone has come from; what their personality is like; how intelligent or educated they are? Or is it nothing other than words? Shantel Kadir, who has lived in areas of the UK as far ranging as London, Birmingham and Scotland, examines how accents develop, what they are seen to stand for today, and what individuals often choose to do with their own.
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INTRO:Accents are a small part of our everyday communication, but what exactly is it that they are communicating? Is it where someone has come from; what their personality is like; how intelligent or educated they are? Or is it nothing other than words? Shantel Kadir, who has lived in areas of the UK as far ranging as London, Birmingham and Scotland, examines how accents develop, what they are seen to stand for today, and what individuals often choose to do with their own.
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