Accent The ways in which words are pronounced. There will usually be pat terns in the way that consonants are pronounced (or dropped) and t he way vowel sounds are made. Accent can also vary according to the region or social class of a speaker. Context  The situation or circumstances in which speech takes place. This will impact greatly on the speech encounter and the way that speakers will vary their speech according to the recipients and the environment.  Dialect The distinctive grammar
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Thatcher: Old Workman: the thatcher described from outside the mason speaks for himself Heaney accents strangeness and skill Hardy emphasises endurance Although methodical‚ there is a touch of the magical to the thatcher. We appreciate the mason’s humanity and kindness‚ rather than his skill. Similarities and differences in the poets’ attitudes and the candidates’ personal preference: What each poem is about: Thatcher • A description of a local workman: his manner‚ equipment
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1. ANGLO-SAXON (OLD ENGLISH) PERIOD Anglo-Saxon period lasted from about mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066. This period is also known as the Dark Ages. Anglo-Saxons were Germanic tribes and they came to Britain around 449 AD‚ after the fall of the Roman Empire. They came in search of a new land to live in and a better life. Anglo-Saxons came along with Jutes‚ Franks and other tribes. The Angles controlled the North and Midlands‚ the Saxons the South and West‚ and Jutes controlled
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my class mates shared why writing or speech has changed or what has influenced us to speak or write that way. For example‚ accents are a genetic part of our speech as we have inherited it from our parents or from where we have been growning up and sometimes people stereotype people’s accents i.e. All ’Scousers’ are thieves and unintelligent and people who have ’posh’ accents
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not strongly represented in Realistic literature. The second aspect of Realism is the idea of Regionalism. One indication of Regionalism in literature is the characters’ dialect. An excellent depiction of dialect is where Harmon Gow says‚ "Wust kind‚ . . . More’n enough to kill most men" (6). His regional accent is shown by the spelling and punctuation‚ allowing the reader to have an idea of how Harmon would have said it. Another aspect of Regionalism is the customs and the way of life of
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Approximately 12% of Hawaii residents speak Japanese. * Japanese emigrants can also be found in Peru‚ Argentina‚ Australia ‚Canada‚ the United States (California) and the Philippines. * As with any language‚ Japanese has its share of regional dialects. * The lingua franca of Japan is called “hyōjungo” (standard language). Classification of Japanese * Japanese is a member of the Japonic languages family‚ which also includes the languages spoken throughout the Ryūkyū Islands. *
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cross country to Richmond‚ Virginia. The southerners of Virginia had a very different vernacular than me. Sooner or later‚ it was very noticeable how the two places differed in dialect. Being from another part of the United States‚ I sort of expected the “Oooh’s & Aaahh”s of my slang. They would sometimes mock my accent or look at me sideways because the things that I would say. One day‚ on the way home from school walking with a group of friends having casual conversation; this guy walked past
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Bibliography: Hansen‚ Klaus‚ Uwe Carls & Peter Lucko 1996. Die Differenzierung des Englischen in nationale Varianten. Berlin: Erich Schmidt. Hughes‚ Arthur & Peter Trudgill 1996. English Accents and Dialects. An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles. London: Arnold. Melchers‚ Gunnel & Philip Shaw 2003. World Englishes. An Introduction. Arnold: London. Svartvik‚ Jan & Geoffrey Leech. English – One Tongue‚
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opportunity for my father. The transition from North to South was overwhelming. I wondered how people can move from country to country and cope with the change. Starting school‚ many of my classmates thought I was stuck up‚ and that I had a very annoying accent. I often felt like an outcast‚ similar to what Amy Tan felt
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Reggae and the dialect of the characters is a prime example. In the film they played songs at certain moments to get a feeling across to the viewer that may not be relayed to a reader. A novel cannot transmit the expression of music and it clearly falls short in this area. Also‚ the characters in the movie speak with very heavy accents which are also more of an inclusive aspect. Even though Thelwell recreates these dialects as best as possible in the novel‚ he relies
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