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Nooti | 18:56 Fri 08th Jun 2001 | Arts & Literature
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What's the difference between dialect and accent?
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From what I remember of my linguistics studies many years ago; accent is purely a description of pronounciation (difference between a Northern & Southern "Cup" for instance, or the longer A ("Faarmer") in South-West England. Dialect, on the other hand, relates to regionalised grammar, vocabulary and syntax; less easy to think of modern examples, but summed up in an anachronistic line like, "Gor Blimey, guv'nr, 'e ain't no gent".
08:49 Sat 16th Jun 2001
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Click here to read a feature about dialect and accent: article 949
19:58 Mon 18th Jun 2001

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