Accents and Dialects of English and Punjabi Language.

A language is a method of human communication, either which consists of a set of sounds or words in a structured and conventional way and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular region for talking or writing.

Every language has a set of sounds and words therefore; every language has an accent and dialect. A dialect, according to Lingua Core, is “a particular form of language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.” An accent, according to The Linguist List, is “a way of pronouncing the words of the language.”

An accent and dialects are not so different because one influences the other. A dialect is how words of a language are spoken in different regions and an accent is how words of a language are pronounced. It means that everyone in the world, no matter the language, has a dialect and an accent. To not have a dialect or an accent means not to speak or pronounce anything at all.

We can almost think of accents or dialects as different languages within languages. It is due to speaking the language by everyone with a bit differently from another person, whether it is a specific word or sentence structure. Therefore, it could be said that there are as many accents in every language as there are speakers of the language.

There are a lot of various accents and dialects in English. However, there are 160 distinct English dialects throughout the world. Some dialects may be easier to understand to some than others, but they are all English.

There are a large array of different accents within primarily English speaking countries, like the US and England, and there are a large array of foreign English accents.

England has the most amounts of distinct dialects with 29 different ones (not including dialects from Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Man, or the Channel Islands).

The United States quickly follows with 27 distinct dialects. Some other notable countries are India with 14 distinct dialects, Ireland with 13 distinct dialects and Australia with 9 distinct dialects.

If we include dead dialects of modern English, this number would surely be much higher. Regardless, there is a lot of different English spoken around the world!

There are a lot of various accents and dialects within Punjabi too. The Punjabi language has a major dialect, 8 secondary and 31 tertiary Punjabi dialects throughout Punjab from Delhi to Peshawar and from Kashmir to Kashmor. Some dialects may be easier to understand to some than others, but they are all Punjabi.