Foreign Accent

Foreign accent may refer to:

  • accent (linguistics)
  • diacritic, an accent mark in writing
  • non-native pronunciations of English
  • Anglophone pronunciation of foreign languages

Famous quotes containing the words foreign and/or accent:

    She planted corn and left the rest
    to elements, convinced that God
    with giant faucets regulates the rain
    and saves the crops from frost or foreign wind.
    Richard Hugo (1923–1982)

    The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
    François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)