Elaf's notes (accents Vs Dailects)

Good Evening Friends,

here where I want to post my notes for our next essay which is about accents and dialects,

- An accent is defined as the phonetic traits of an individual’s native language carried over into a second non-native language.

- dialect is a variation of a language spoken in a given geographical region.

*One of the most challenging problems in the classroom, and in the field of Speech Pathology is the foreign accent. 

-Students and/or parents with foreign accents may be difficult to understand. 

- One of the keys to understanding an accent is understanding the major factors involved.

HOW CAN ONE LANGUAGE SOUND SO DIFFERENT?

 It’s quite amazing that one language has so many variations. 

There are components which make dialects and accents unique. 

There are too many specific accents to describe, so the following information is an overview:

1. Prosody/Intonation: Languages have a variety of rhythm patterns, loudness levels, tonal variations and inflections.

 2. Articulation: The English language contains specific speech sounds, as do all other world languages. 

3. Vowels: Although most languages share many of the same vowels, the exact positioning of oral structures or stress placed when producing vowels often varies. 

4. Grammar: Syntax (grammar) patterns are very different across languages. For example, adjectives are placed after the noun in Spanish (ex., “boca grande”)

*In Saudi Arabia for example, accents and dialects vary from region to region and country to country.

* In the US also there is many 

-The largest dialect of standard English is known as “Black Vernacular English" (BVE). BVE was originated in the African-American Population.

-Another nationally recognized dialect is called “Boston English” which is the dialect common to most Tri-state, New York and New Jersey residents.

- http://www.talkinwithtwang.com/2016/02/lets-discuss-accents-dialects-speech.html?inf_contact_key=19a1448dde050ed4a30f6785299154df4fe083cc19c53f32f62876a91250466b