Accent and dialect

ACCENT AND DIALECT

Dialect - A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

Accent - A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class:

1) Barbados - the words sound rounded. The t's are pronounced as d's, and a lot of assimilation occurs, and many vowel sounds are pronounced more roundly. The words being spoken are put together and said in a slightly rhythmic way. Some of the sounds are slurred. There are many pauses, and sounds like broken English, where by words are shortened to become easier and shorter to say. It is the difference between 'ca-ra-be-an' and 'ca-ribian' (the words are faster flowing and less jumpy.

2) Scotland - the words are slightly jumbled up and it is spoken rapidly. I noticed that the word 'look' is pronounced 'luke'. The sound 'th' is said with a slight roll of the tongue. The word small or little is replaced with 'we'. The word 'Scottish' is pronounced 'Scottesh'. The word what is commonly replaced with whit, and the word your is pronounced yer.

3)  Newcastle - Sounds like it is energetic and fun. The words are quite playful and light hearted. The sounds are quite rounded, and the sound 'I' is heard a lot. They have a lot of different words and phrases, some quite traditional, others very colloquial. They say 'aye' instead of yes, which sounds like something a pirate would say, which again is old fashioned/traditional. They use the word 'Lass' referring to a girl, Use the word 'me' instead of 'my', and 'naught' (pronounced to rhyme with draught) means nothing.