define foreign accent?

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define foreign accent?

2007-05-24 15:13:52 · 3 answers · asked by Blujeenz♥ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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"A foreign accent is one that marks someone as a non-native speaker of a language. It arises when the phonology of one language, typically the person's native language, influences his pronunciation of a second language."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accent_%28linguistics%29#Foreign_accent

2007-05-24 15:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

when someone speaks an accent of a foreign place

2007-05-24 15:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

When one speaks English or another language other than his own and speaks the other language as IF he is speaking his OWN language.

2007-05-24 15:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋