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    The document discusses the differences between dialect and accent. A dialect refers to variations in grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and other linguistic features among a specific group of language speakers. It is all-encompassing and includes how people speak their mother tongue. An accent is a part of a dialect and refers specifically to pronunciation differences, such as how words are pronounced. Accents do not include other linguistic variations. Examples are given of different dialects and accents to illustrate the differences.

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    The document discusses the differences between dialect and accent. A dialect refers to variations in grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and other linguistic features among a specific group of language speakers. It is all-encompassing and includes how people speak their mother tongue. An accent is a part of a dialect and refers specifically to pronunciation differences, such as how words are pronounced. Accents do not include other linguistic variations. Examples are given of different dialects and accents to illustrate the differences.

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    DIALECT AND ACCENT

    LENA STEPANYAN
    DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIALECT AND ACCENT

    Dialect Accent

    1. A dialect refers to a variety of the language. It includes 1. An accent is a part of a dialect and refers to the way
    the differences in grammar, morphology, vocabulary, how people pronounce specific words and phrases. This
    syntax, and pronunciation among different versions of a is the manner in which different people pronounce words
    language. It’s the type of a certain language which is of the same language differently from each other.
    derived from the primary language. 2. Accents are just one part of a dialect.
    2. A dialect is all-encompassing. 3. An accent refers to how people pronounce words.
    3. A dialect includes the pronunciations, grammar and 4. Accents refer to how someone speaks another
    vocabulary that people use within a group. language.
    4. Dialects refer to the way people speak their mother
    tongue.
    EXAMPLES OF DIALECT AND ACCENT

    Dialect Accent

    A Northern American might say, “hello.” An American might pronounce the word, “hello,” by
    A Southern American might say, “howdy.” speaking the “h” sound.
    This is an example of the differences in dialect. A Brit might pronounce the word, “hello,” without
    speaking the “h” sound.
    This is still the same word, just spoken with a
    different accent.
    Scottish dialect.
    What a I'll come
    I'm feeling dreich day! - round (at)
    quite "What a the back of He's a right
    drouthy - dull, eight - "I'll sweetie-wife
    "I'm feeling miserable, come round - "He likes a
    quite thirsty" overcast just after good gossip"
    day" (of eight
    weather) o'clock"
    Water –
    wooder\wooter
    (Philadelphia)

    Egg – Ayg
    (Pacific Bin – ben
    Northwest
    portion of the (Canada)
    US) Differen
    t accents

    Oil – all\ouil Picture – pitcher


    (the South) (American)
    Standard English Non-standard English

    • I did it. • I done it.


    • Come quickly! • Come quick!
    • … the books that I • … the books which
    bought. I bought.
    • I didn’t break • I didn’t break
    anything. nothing.
    American English (300 million)
    Indian English (125 million
    speakers)
    Australian English (20 million)

    Canadian English (19.4 million)

    South African English (5.4 million)

    Irish English (4.3 million)

    New Zeland (3.8 million)

    British English (1.9 million)

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