What’s the difference between accent and dialect?
Accent: the specific way words are pronounced according to geographical region. For example, Geordie.
Dialect: the language variety of a geographical region or social background. Different forms of grammar, lexis, phonology and semantics affect dialect.
Standard English: This is a dialect which has acquired the status of representing the English language. It is the ‘proper’ or ‘correct’ way to speak.
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