L'accent
Example: L'accent régional ajoute une richesse particulière à la langue parlée.
Definition
"L'accent" refers to the distinctive way of pronouncing words characteristic of a particular region, social group, or individual, adding unique sounds and intonations that can reveal origin or background in spoken language.
Etymology
The word "l'accent" comes from the Latin 'accentus,' meaning 'song added to speech,' which evolved through Old French to describe the way speech is pronounced. Did you know? The term originally related to musical tones before its linguistic use.
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"L'accent" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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