Reposted by Gise Tomé Lourido
For our latest blog, we spoke with Dr Gisela Tomé Lourido at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social @lcsleeds.bsky.social to explore the real impact of accent bias.
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Gise Tomé Lourido
@gisetomelourido.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Sociophonetics at the University of Leeds. Researching accent bias and related inequities. Promoting interdisciplinary language research as Director of Language@Leeds (she/her).
![Completed coloring sheet. Block letters read "Every body has an accent," with one word on each line. A forearm palm up shows three tattoos in an homage to American traditional style: A rose; a horseshoe with '[ɡʊd lʌk' written on it, and a heart tattoo with a banner reading "[mɑm mam mʌm mɒm]]". In the space around the arm, a pair of hands meant to represent the ASL sign for "sign" and a mouth. The negative space is filled with stars.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:liba4kwcbq2y7o5aq6ar7yse/bafkreia2a26v2kunxmblpcwcavskdp6wjy3kc453a66bufukwxwdwqd2ym)
