Difference between Accent and Dialect

[@krgenius214]

THANKS FOR POSTING IT. May you make more vids of language in society?

[@yazeed188]

Thank you! Very informative and comprehensive.

[@ragad363]

Thank you Aze, your channel is really helpful 🤍🤍🫶🏻

[@valerietaylor9615]

I’ve always thought that the difference between accent and dialect was : If you can understand it, it’s an accent. If not, it’s a dialect. But perhaps I was wrong.

[@AzeLinguistics]

That's an interesting perspective!

[@artugert]

There are actually some accents of English that you can’t understand, even native ones! It’s not because of the vocabulary and grammar being used, but because it f the pronunciation.

[@vparsa87]

So let me ask this. I am Persian, but I grew up in the USA. When I speak Farsi, I do so with an American accent and other Persians who grew up in Iran can tell, but we still understand each other. Once I tried speaking Farsi with someone from Tajikistan, but I couldn't understand him at all despite us speaking the same language with a few different word variations. Is this an accent vs dialect situation?

[@artugert]

It should be mentioned that everyone, without exception, speaks with an accent. And everyone speaks their native tongue in some particular dialect.

[@dodehm3129]

Thank you so much

[@asteraworld]

Amazing video❤

[@EnglishHutLearning]

Good explanation

[@nesrineouahab1074]

I'm still a bit confused.. in the case of English, we say American an British accent despite of the fact that the difference between the two is more than just pronunciation ( grammar, vocabulary...) Why don't we say American and British dialect?

[@AzeLinguistics]

You can say that too. However, when you say 'accent' rather than 'dialect', you're emphasizing the phonological aspects.

[@nesrineouahab1074]

@@AzeLinguistics thank you

[@Asdasxel]

Because most people are not well versed in linguistics. In my experience most people use the word "accent" when they are talking about a dialect.

[@Dionysus784]

i am not ok with the definition in this video, for me, accent is something related to foreigners and not native speakers, as for example, speaking english with a russian accent.

[@jamestribie3387]

@@Dionysus784 you can apply it to foreigners and native speakers as well

[@m.elshamy6088]

Really yaaaah 😂😂 it's rare in Canada 😂😂😂😂💔

[@valerietaylor9615]

Every Canadian I’ve met said “aboot”, not “about.” Hell, even I pronounce it “ aboot”, and I’m from Minnesota.

[@lilypretzel]

Three is sometimes pronounced tree

[@debjitroy1647]

Although i could differenciate all accent but the vdo was op

[@BuaróEmbalóSamba]

Thank u so much

[@Dionysus784]

i am not ok with the definition in this video, for me, accent is something related to foreigners and not native speakers, as for example, speaking english with a russian accent.

[@AzeLinguistics]

Isn't that why 'accent' is sometimes qualified with 'foreign' and referred to as 'foreign accent'?

[@Dionysus784]

@@AzeLinguistics not sometimes, but most of the time

[@AmazinJ89]

Most of britain don't speak like the royal family, bad example

[@lIII0IIIl]

Whoever narrated this video was most certainly using a “little too much alcohol” dialect…

[@AzeLinguistics]

😄🤔

[@valerietaylor9615]

I don’t see ( or hear) it, myself. But I’m still on my first shot of vodka. 😊🍸

[@BuaróEmbalóSamba]

Thank u so much