What is the difference?

pinstripe | 18:53 Sat 11th Sep 2010 | Word Origins

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What is the difference between an accent and a dialect?

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webbo3

i would say accent is people speak and dialect is the words people use.

Dave.

webbo3

*the way people speak.

Answerprancer

Musically speaking 1st is melody 2nd lyrics :-) (ie. what Dexter said)

DaisyNonna

dialect uses different words
accent uses different intonation, i.e. pronounces wordds differently

Quizmonster

Someone with a Geordie accent can read a script written in Glasgow dialect...or vice versa, of course.

carmalee

dialect is the pronounciation and understanding of speech within a certain area - an accent how this comes across to those not indigenous to that area.

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