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6. Test your knowledge.
7. Complete Individual Practical Task.

8. Write the report.

Theory

5.1 Defining an Accent

Accent is an individual's distinctive or characteristic
inflection (modulation of the voice), tone, or choice of words –

usually used in plural, it ia also a way of speaking typical of a

particular group of people and especially of the natives or
residents of a region.

5.2 Major Accents of English

Accents of English is about the way English is pronounced
by different people in diffeent places. English accents vary not

only geographically, but also with social class, formality, sex and

age.

5.3 Pronunciation Norm and its Codification
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress,

rhythm, and intonation of a word in a spoken language. A word
can be spoken in different ways by various individuals or groups,

depending on many factors, such as: the area in which they grew

up, the area in which they now live, if they have a speech or voice
disorder, their ethnic group, their social class, or their education.

In linguistics, codification is the process of standardizing and

developing a norm for a language.Codifying a language can vary
from case to case and depends on the stage of standardization that

already exists.

5.4 Variation in Pronunciation
There are different accents in England: Scotland, Newcastle.

London. They all sound very different and have the local slang

as well. It must be difficult for

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