Why do we need to know the distinctive features of native accents (dialects)?
а) listening comprehension:- to distinguish between words in any pronunciation and not confuse COLD with CALLED in different varieties of English.
b) speech:- to speak and not mix Alabama with Manchester.
(In a weird way, that's the key thing about losing your Russian accent).
Today we'll discuss two major dialects:
North American/Canadian (
AmE) and British (
BrE).