Accents and dialects are commonly confused terms when it comes to a topic such as this. While both can often give away a lot about one’s background, it is important to establish in order to lay the foundation of what we are talking about.
Whilst an accent only deals with the sound we make while speaking i.e. the way we pronounce the English language, a person’s dialect on the other hand defines, not just that but, also the words we choose to use and the order we choose to use them. Although there are many different perceptions of the ‘posh’ way of speaking, Received Pronunciation is the most commonly cited. This is an accent of English |