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How dialect differs from accent

Accent is pronunciation. Dialect also includes words and grammar.

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Accent is the sound pattern of speech: vowels, consonants, rhythm, and intonation. Dialect is the broader variety, which includes accent and also differences in vocabulary and grammar; two people can share a dialect's rules and still differ in accent, and an accent alone does not decide the grammar. The opening covers sound is only the accent, words and grammar widen it to dialect, and print can show one and hide the other.

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Sound is only the accent
Words and grammar widen it to dialect
Print can show one and hide the other
The standard is a dialect too
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

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Accent as a pronunciation pattern
Dialect as pronunciation plus vocabulary and grammar

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How dialect differs from accent

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