Accent and dialect

[W . Shakespeare]

What's the difference between Accent and Dialect

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W.Shakespeare

[NiceRose]

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As for the difference between the accent and dialect, I think there is some thing general which is both of them can be a special way of pronunciation that concerns a particular region or area. The difference is the dialect has to do with things further than pronunciation such as distinctive grammar, transcription and words which makes the difference between the two terms.

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[Anglika]

For more see: http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/pr...ct-accent.html

[W . Shakespeare]

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W.Shakespeare

[Nikks02]

Accent is a very distinctive, strong oral

expression. It is heard when a person speaks,

and is that person's way of stressing certain

syllables in speaking. An accent can be

easily picked up in the way a person will

place emphasis in a speech pattern. You can

tell the country a person belongs to by their

accent, e.g. "Her strong German accent was not

hard to miss." You can also tell the social

class a person belongs to by their accent,

e.g. "Miss Gwyneth spoke in her distinctive,

highfalutin accent."

While accent is a person's strong emphasis on

certain syllables, dialect on the other hand

can be explained as the way a specific group

of people use language. Therefore their

grammar, pronunciation of words, and their

vocabulary will associate them with a

particular region or social class. For

example, the words used in language or

speaking can be changed, by spelling them or

pronouncing them differently, so that only

people from that particular region or class

will understand it. In my country for

example, standard english will say" I don't

like her very much." However, in our dialect

we might say instead, "I doh like she nah."

Same meaning, but different grammar and

pronounciation, and spelling. This type of

speech however is only used in common, or

private settings, not public settings. Hope

this helps.