Language Variation Accent and Dialect Flashcards
1
Q
Define accent.
A
The way in which people in a particular area, country or social group pronounce words.
2
Q
Define dialect.
A
A form of language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar etc.
3
Q
Define an idiolect.
A
The form of language that a particular person speak.
4
Q
Define sociolect.
A
The form of a language that people in a particular social group speak.
5
Q
Define received pronunciation.
A
Aka BBC English or The Queens English.
Received Pronunciation (RP) is an accent, not a dialect. All RP speak Standard English, meaning that they avoid non-standard grammatical constructions and localised vocabulary characteristic of regional dialects. RP is also regionally non-specific.
