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What Makes An Accent In A Foreign Language Lighter? More Empathy And Political Identification With Native Speakers

August 12, 2009 by

The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language, according to new research. "In addition to personal-affective factors, it has been found that the 'language ego' is also influenced by the sociopolitical position of the speaker towards the majority group," the researchers stated.