[QUOTE="Articuno76"][QUOTE="MagnumPI"] I think they mean dialect, not accent. According to the test I speak midland. It's all a crock of poo. I live in Cleveland and not everyone here speaks the same way as I do.
MagnumPI
Dialect is more to do with differences between word usage. Accent is, well, exactly that, accent. You can have regional variations in accent and dialect.
If you want an eg of the seperation of the 2, try talking like a hick, but with a posh accent. The things you'd say fall under dialect, the rest would be accentual.
Never really thought of it as an accent because it's so easy to mimic.Never considered all americans to have an accent. Because if you hear many american's speak english they don't accent any of their speech. It's very plain. Like a robot or a computer.No emphasized syllables. It's as plain and dull as can be. Some places in America have brought their accent through and into the 21st century. Not all southerners have that accent. They don't in ruralOhio and I knowthey don't have it in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Texas norArizona. I've been told they have it in rural virginia, but I haven't met any. I Know they have it in Alabama, Kentucky and the carolina's
The NewYork city& Brooklyn cityaccent was founded by the italians, because long ago italian immigrants werefalling out of the wood work.
I can speak with a brittishor aussie accent. I figured out the trick long ago. aside from the tones and gruntsJust say it as if you are reading it out of a dictionary.
Of course they accent it, you just don't notice it because you are used to it. Though my point basically is that accent is the sound of speech, including tone, rhythm and placement of emphasis. Dialect is purely content based. In short you can type out dialects, you can't do the same for accents (though it may seem that way since some dialects are so commonly associated with certain accents).
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