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According to John Wells at University College London: "I do not understand the proposed distinction between Mainstream RP and Contemporary RP (unless the writer thinks, wrongly, that ‘contemporary’ means ‘young’)." You can read more of what he says about it at:...

I thought again about what I said, and I think I would also add the fact that a dialect should be a regional language. So, it becomes "In my opinion, a dialect is a language that is not standardized and recognized by some kind of institution and that is spoken in a particular region." Marvin A....

I was unaware of the fact that people with a southern accent are made fun of. Most of the greatest country singers are from the south. Infact I happen to just love the southern accent. Wish I could learn to speak like that - so that I could sing in a southern accent! In India, we have almost...

Is there a limit to the number of sounds a human voice can make? With that being asked can a phonic chart of characters be made to represent every sound a person can make? No. Human vocal organs are so complex that it is not possible to list all combinations. If you hear how people sing, all...

Is there a limit to the number of sounds a human voice can make? With that being asked can a phonic chart of characters be made to represent every sound a person can make? I know some foreign people will pronounce an English word very differently or otherwise in a way that it can be mistaken for...

There are a number of variations within the British accent. Here are some suggestions on how to improve your accent: 1. If you have any close British friends or acquaintences, speak with them as often as possible while imitating their accent. Sometimes people are offended by this because...

I agree with this definition. What about you? Dialect from Wikiepedia Jump to: navigation , search A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos ) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. The number of speakers, and the area itself,...

HaffiezMike wrote: I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia, the free...

I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation ,...

Number 2 does not have a Birmingham accent at all. Number 57 has.