Why are there so many accents in the UK? LEP Video Podcast - Learn English with Luke Thompson

What is communication accommodation theory and how can it help us understand the diversity of accents in the UK?
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Update (August 2022) I finally managed to add subtitles (automatically generated) to this video! 📖🎧 You can also read a transcript for the episode here teacherluke.co.uk/2017/08/15/why-does-the-uk-have-so-many-accents-recorded-february-2017/

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So I understand that accommodation has to do with the creation and simplification of languages, etc. I have heard of the theory of "accommodation" to children, in the sense that some aspects of the evolution or simplification of languages may be due to accommodation/care to children, accepting their unconscious suggestions as children in this process of learning to speak.

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