The idea of pronunciation is linked to the mode of expression.
Pronunciation , from the Latin pronuntiatio , is the action and effect of pronouncing (articulating and making sounds to speak; highlighting; resolving; declaring for or against something or someone). The concept is used to name the way or manner in which words are expressed.
For example: "It is easy to distinguish English people from Americans by their pronunciation" , "The language teacher told me that I have to practice pronunciation" , "What is the correct pronunciation of the surname Murray?" "Murrai or Marri?" .
Pronunciation Varieties
The same word can be pronounced in different ways. Generally, a single pronunciation is correct, while the others are deviations of the language due to different sociolinguistic factors.
The usual thing is that, despite the different pronunciations, the interlocutors can understand each other. That's what happens if an Argentinian and a Spaniard , or an American and a Jamaican, talk . However, if the pronunciation of certain words differs greatly from the usual pronunciation, a conflict in understanding may arise.
On the other hand, the individual pronunciation of each word is complemented by the intonation of the sentences , which in some languages generates considerable changes. Taking this factor into account, the difficulty of understanding between people from different regions can be even greater.
A speech or a declamation can also be mentioned as utterances.
Factors that influence the differences
Geographic region, social class, age and education are some factors that affect pronunciation. In everyday language, the mode of pronunciation is known as an accent : "I think this man is not from here: he has a very strange accent," "I realized that you are Catalan because of your accent."
Within the same country , it is common for there to be different accents throughout its entire length, and the differences between them can range from subtle alterations in the sound of a vowel to the complete omission of a syllable, or the change of the stressed syllable in certain words. This does not occur so drastically in all languages, which is due to various factors: English has many different accents and together they exceed two thousand possible sound combinations (this number varies depending on the study), while Japanese It barely exceeds one hundred.
In Spain, for example, people from Madrid can easily be distinguished from people from Malaga, since the former tend to strongly mark most of the consonants and pronounce the final d like a z ("Madrid", pronounced by a man from Madrid, sounds like "Madriz"), while in Málaga the final letters of words are usually omitted and the s tends to be pronounced like a z . However, this cannot be applied to all people born in these cities, since upbringing plays a fundamental role in the development of the accent.
Pronunciation and the social environment
Apart from the hundreds of possible combinations of sounds and accents that can exist in each language, and their grouping according to geographical location, the particular accent of the people who are in charge of raising a child, among whom are not only parents but also teachers and the rest of their environment, has a significant impact on the formation of a child's accent.
Thus, if a person grows up in New York but his father is English and his mother is Japanese, and if most of his teachers come from different parts of the country and other English- speaking countries, it is likely that his accent is not Pure New Yorker.
A declamation or speech
Pronunciation, on the other hand, is a speech or public declamation that involves support or condemnation of a cause or a person,
"The governor's pronouncement on the Senate scandal has surprised his supporters" y "Don't expect a statement from me on that topic." son dos expresiones que muestran este uso de la noción.