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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Scottish Accent
Hello,
Can anyone tell me the origin of the Scottish accent?
Can anyone tell me the origin of the Scottish accent?
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Which one? There are several different accents. org/wiki/Scottish_English
- Which one?
- There are several different accents.
- org/wiki/Scottish_English
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Linguistically speaking, many "accents" are the result of one language being imposed on another. During this process, the phonetic aspects of the dominant language are changed so that they more closely resemble the phonetic aspects of the language of the "conquered" people. These sounds then become the norm.
Sometimes the accents are so different from on another that it is very difficu
Sometimes the accents are so different from on another that it is very difficu
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