regional accent
Geographic speech pattern
A regional accent is the distinctive way people from a particular geographic area pronounce words—the vowels, consonants, rhythms, and intonations that mark someone as being from Boston, the American South, Scotland, or elsewhere.
Her regional accent gave away her Yorkshire origins.
Regional accents differ from dialects, which also include distinct vocabulary and grammar.
- speech patternsCharacteristic speaking tendencies
- articulationClear vocal expression
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- old countryImmigrant's ancestral homeland
- identity markersFeatures signaling group affiliation
migration patterns · melting pot · diphthongs · vernacular · colonial influence · code-switching · regionalisms · stress patterns · dialect · native speaker · lilt · rhythm · tongue · hometown · hometown pride · folksy · inflection · native
- British AccentsGeordie, Brummie, Queen's English, RP, Glaswegian
- accent skillspronunciation, dialect coach, vowel sounds, consonants, drawl
- dialectregionalisms, vernacular, localisms, rural dialect, patois
- dialectslocal dialect, patois, vernaculars, vernacular, dialect atlas
- speech patternsspeech patterns, speech pattern, tempo, articulation, pace
- speech issueslisp, stutter, stammer, slurring, mumbling