(e.g. where they are from; which social class they belong to and so on)
They are seen to be more of a person if they can speak the language better.
Both accents and the types of words one uses are linked to identity.
If someone has a southern US accent, they are from the southern US.
If someone makes a lot of grammatical mistakes when speaking or writing, people will assume the person is not very well educated.
In the UK especially, various types of accents are related to social class, although this is less true now than it once was.
The English spoken by people living in England is characterized by the use of a rule called RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION (RP). According to this rule, the /r/ sound is not pronounced in the end or after vowels. For example, the /r/ sound is silent in (car), (care) and (important). This rule of received pronunciation is not used in the English spoken by Americans.
Received pronunciation is widely used among upper class people in England. In ancient times, children from upper class families used to learn received pronunciation in private schools. However, received pronunciation can be found now among other classes as well.
You can tell that a person is from the working class if he does not consider subject-verb agreement as in saying (they does not come) instead of (they do not come). Working classes also say (Mary read the book) instead of (Mary reads the book). You can also find such feature in songs. For example, there is a Bon Jovi song called SHE DON'T KNOW ME although the band members are not from the working class!!!
Working classes also use H Droping. For example, they pronounce (house) as ('ouse).
Gangs of New York are known for using MULTIPLE NEGATION. For example, they say (there isn't nothing) instead of (There isn't anything).
Different accents belong to different parts of the US (ex. Southern Drawl), and different dialects belong to different areas as well, For example, in Texas if you order a Coke, it means any carbonated beverage, like Coke, Dr. Pepper, etc. In Washington, you order pop, and then get asked the variety. Coke means only Coca-Cola.
Different classes of people also talk differently. Compare a poverty-stricken inner-city kid's language versus a Harvard educated attorney. One's level of education plays a major role on the words they know, and their ability to use them.
are you askng or like wondering:do you think that people are judged based on how they speak or are you asking to see why they are jusdged that way
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