Accents

Dialects are changing
Many regions signature accents are becoming less and less distictive to that certain area.Due to the fact that people from all over the country are not living in the place where they got brought up.For example, people who live in Birmingham in the West Midlands where they speak in a Brummie accent may move up North to Newcastle were they speak Geordie.Due to this, The people who have moved to Newcastle have taken their Brummie accent with them and are now associating with different accents,leading to a mix in accents.Because this mix of accents have occured,the people themsleves may develop their accent into Brummie/Geordie to fit in and connect more easily with  Geordie people.Therefore the Brummie accent will not just be associated with Birmingham but to places like Newcastle as well.Especially if these people/person connects to people in different regions and countries via media like Youtube,Facebook etc...

Some people associate recieved pronounciation to London where Estuary English is associated, due to it being much more prestigious.This could be down to the fact the Royal Family live in London and therefore have a higher status and Hightened recieved pronounciation.This could stereotypically make people believe that people from London (which has the most recognisable accent out of the Uk) are more well-off and educated as the 'posh' accent suggests wealth and private education.So when people (especially from outside the Uk) hear people from different regions like Bristol and Norfolk using recieved pronounciation will come as a shock as people associate this 'posh', well-spoken accent with the wealthy Capital city of London.On the other hand, some people (from outside the uk especially) associate this recieved pronounciation to England in general-as it is the most recognisable outside the uk- suggesting that some people may believe that everyone from England speak this way; therefore not associating it to a specific region.This suggests dialect is changing as many people are understanding that a type of accent may be from a specific region,but is spoken widely.

Non-linguists may find this interesting as it means that wherever they go within the Uk, they do not have to speak in a specific accent.Although it will help to connect to people more if you speak in that regions associated accent as the vast majority will still speak in that accent,people will not be judgemental and believe statement like 'you dont belong here' as accent is like the internet,growing and expanding more and more each day to different areas.Many people also love individuality and this is being expressed in many different forms in our current society and acccent is a part of this.