Why Do We Love British Accents?

Tuesday, 11 February 2014 | by Pat's Picks

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune gets to the bottom of why Americans are enamored with British accents. Linguists say we associate that dialect with high status. Some experts believe it’s ingrained in our psyche from generations of being seen as inferior to the Brits. Even young children pick up on these cues, which is why even cartoons rely heavily on dialects to establish a character’s social status.

SOURCE: Minneapolis Star Tribune