Here's the article I was talking about in class about studies showing that people percieve some accents as making people sound stupider. Apparently in the US, there's a subconscious bias against people with Southern accents, and people who sound like they're from New Jersey. Well, the Jersey one may be conscious thanks to Jersey Shore, and in some people's opinions Jersey not being a real state (including me) but you get my point.
Article:
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/11/20/fin_southern_dialects.html
Original Report from University of North Texas
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2623/
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