'I am very sensitive on the subject of accent': Children, young people and attitudes to speech in inter-war Britain.

This article considers elite and popular attitudes to speech and accent in inter-war Britain, specifically with regard to children and young people. It begins by showing that speech was a consistent preoccupation of educationalists, for whom classed prejudices complemented more progressive concerns...

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Published in:Modern British History Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22
Main Author: Barron, Hester
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA 2025
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