“Accent/Dialect Discrimination in the English Language in Institutions and the Media” and “Grice’s Cooperative Principle and Implicature” were the topics I chose for my 45-minute oral examination in linguistics. The material which I upload with this post includes my discussion topics for the exam and a bibliography. (This information might be useful for students who are about to pick an examination topic for linguistics).
Note: One title which I warmly recommend to anyone who is interested in accent/dialect discrimination, is English with an Accent. Language Ideology, and Discrimination in the United States, by Rosina Lippi-Green.