As human beings spread out into isolated communities, stresses and peculiarities develop. Over time, they can develop into identifiable accents. In North America, the interaction of people from … 展开

During the early period of rapid cognitive development in a child's life, it is much easier to develop and master foreign skills such as learning a new (or first) language. Verbal cues are processed and silently learned in preparation for the day the vocal system is … 展开

• Accent reduction
• Accent perception
• Brogue (accent)
• English-language accents in film
• Foreign accent syndrome 展开

• Bragg, Melvyn (2003). The Adventure of English, 500AD to 2000: The Biography of a Language. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 展开

Accents of non-native speakers may be the result of the speaker's native language. Each language contains distinct sets of sounds. At around … 展开

When a group defines a standard pronunciation, speakers who deviate from it are often said to "speak with an accent". However, everyone speaks with an accent. People from the United States would "speak English with an accent" from the point of view of an 展开

• Sounds Familiar? – Listen to regional accents and dialects of the UK on the British Library's 'Sounds Familiar' website
• 'Hover & Hear' accents of English from around the World, and compare them side by side. 展开