american accent

  • 1accent — [ak′sent΄; ] chiefly Brit [, ak′sənt; ] for v. [, ak′sent΄, ak sent′] n. [Fr < L accentus < ad , to + cantus, pp. of canere, to sing: a L rendering of Gr prosōidia (see PROSODY), orig. referring to the pitch scheme of Gr verse] 1. the… …

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  • 2American English — US English redirects here. For the political organization, see U.S. English (organization). For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). English language prevalence in the United States. Darker shades of blue indicate higher… …

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  • 3accent — ac|cent1 [ˈæksənt US ˈæksent] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin accentus, from ad to + cantus song ] 1.) the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from →↑dialect ▪ He… …

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  • 4accent — I UK [ˈæks(ə)nt] / US [ˈækˌsent] noun Word forms accent : singular accent plural accents ** 1) [countable] a way of saying words that shows what country, region, or social class someone comes from an upper class British accent Tom hasn t lost his …

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  • 5accent — [[t]æ̱ks(ə)nt[/t]] accents 1) N COUNT Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from. He had developed a slight American accent …

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  • 6Accent reduction — Accent reduction, also known as accent modification, is a systematic approach used to learn or adopt a new accent. It is the process of learning the sound system (or phonology) of a language or dialect. The methodology involves several steps,… …

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  • 7American Standard Code For Information Interchange — « ASCII » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir ASCII (homonymie) …

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  • 8American standard code for information interchange — « ASCII » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir ASCII (homonymie) …

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  • 9Accent (linguistics) — In linguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation of a language. Accents can be confused with dialects which are varieties of language differing in vocabulary and syntax as well as pronunciation. Dialects are usually spoken by a group united …

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  • 10American and British English pronunciation differences — Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into: * differences in accent (i.e. phoneme inventory and realisation ). Accents vary widely within AmE and within BrE, so the features… …

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