English pronunciation
How Londoners speak
English pronunciation refers to the way English words and sounds are articulated by speakers.
The term often distinguishes between major varieties—British and American pronunciation differ notably in vowel sounds, r-coloring, and stress patterns.
Her English pronunciation improved after a year abroad.
The phrase may also describe how English speakers pronounce foreign words, often adapting them to native sound patterns.
- Great Vowel ShiftHistorical English pronunciation change
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- consonantIn agreement with
silent letter · stress · pitch · speech therapy · tongue twister · fossilization · diphthong · long vowel · short vowel · schwa · rhythm · word stress · tone · articulation · syllable · elision · rhotic · cadence
English pronunciationforeign accent
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