Broad and general accents
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title:
Broad and general accents
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The distinction between broad and general accents is a socio-economic-linguistic contrast made between different accents of the same language, typically spoken in a single geographical location and perceived by the language users themselves:
- A broad accent is popularly perceived as very "strong" or "thick", highly recognizable to a particular population, and often linguistically conservative; almost always, it is the accent associated with the traditional speech of the local people or the wo
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"Thick" vs "neutral" ways of speaking
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_and_general_accents
date created:
2015-02-22T15:51:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T20:24:50Z
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