Non-native pronunciations of English

Non-native speakers of the English language tend to carry the intonation, phonological processes and pronunciation rules from their mother tongue into their English speech. They may also create innovative pronunciations for English sounds not found in the speaker's first language.

Related Topics:
Native speaker - English language - Intonation - Phonological - Pronunciation

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Grammar differences (for example the lack or surplus of tense, number, gender etc.) in different languages often lead to grammatical mistakes that are tell-tale signs of their native language. Sometimes non-verbal body language cues also give away the origin of the speaker.

Related Topics:
Grammar - Tense - Number - Gender - Languages - Body language

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Another factor is how the English language is taught to foreign students.

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The pronunciation students use will be affected by that used by their

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teachers. Thus, there may be distinctive features of pronunciation in those speakers

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from a particular country, such as India, Hong Kong, or Malaysia.

Related Topics:
India - Hong Kong - Malaysia

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Non-native accents by region in alphabetical order:

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