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Accent (linguistics)


 

Accents mark speakers as a member of a group by their pronunciation of the standard language. These groups may be geographical, socio-economic (social class), ethnic, or second language speakers.

References

  • Bragg, M. (2003) The Adventure of English; 500AD to 2000; The Biography of a Language. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
  • Milroy, J. and Milroy, L. (1991) Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription & Standardisation. (2nd Ed.) London: Routledge.