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Speakers with nonnative English accents receive less online engagement, indicating accent bias. This study used computational analysis and experiments to reveal how stereotyping and processing difficulties contribute to this disparity in public discourse.

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  • Linguistics
  • Sociology
  • Communication Studies

Background:

  • Nonnative English accents are prevalent in global communication.
  • Potential biases against accented speakers in public discourse remain under-examined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether nonnative English accents act as barriers to attention in public discourse.
  • To quantify the relationship between accent type and online engagement.

Main Methods:

  • Computational analysis of 5,367 TED Talks using voice recognition, NLP, and vision models.
  • Controlled social-psychological experiments with American adults (N=462, N=916) to explore underlying factors.

Main Results:

  • Speakers with nonnative accents received significantly less online engagement than native-accented speakers, even after controlling for variables.
  • Experiments identified stereotyping and processing disfluency as key drivers of reduced engagement for accented speakers.

Conclusions:

  • Accent discrimination is a pervasive issue impacting global communication and knowledge exchange.
  • Strategies are needed to mitigate the negative effects of accent bias on public discourse and inclusivity.