Why do languages develop different accents?
Answer provided by Anthea Fraser Gupta (With input from other panelists), School of English, University of Leeds
Human nature. In all sorts of ways, we behave like those we mix with. We are members of social groups, and within our social group we like to behave in similar ways and show that we belong. We do this in language as well as in other ways (e.g. what we wear, what we eat). Read the rest of this entry »


