Intonation and Stress as the Most Important Elements of a Good Accent

Abstract

Accent is important in how speakers communicate their identities and how they fit into some social groups but not others. Accent is a common and variable aspect of L1 and L2 learning. As a result, native and non-native English teachers have benefits and disadvantages when it comes to speaking. This page explains how accents modify by the help of intonation, pacing, stress, and pitch, expanding vocabulary and work in the English-speaking world and how they relate to intelligibility, or how well listeners and speakers understand each other. Accents can be overstated in terms of assuming whether language learners have been successful and if non-native English speaking teachers (NNESTs) are competent, particularly in terms of teaching pronunciation. Accents cannot be disregarded in language teaching and learning due to their social significance, but they should not determine final success, either for learners or teachers.