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angloid accent

angloid accent

9.9
Speech that sounds like native English when spoken by non-native speakers
  • noun
translation icon : acento angloide
  • After living in England for a year, she naturally adopted an angloid accent without even realizing it.

Examples

  • She was praised for her perfect imitation of an angloid accent in the play.

  • Many students develop an angloid accent after studying in London.

  • Many actors struggle to master an angloid accent for international roles.

  • The film features a villain whose angloid accent adds to his mysterious persona.

  • She speaks with a noticeable angloid accent.

  • Many international students work hard to perfect an angloid accent during their English studies.

  • His angloid accent made it easier for him to connect with his British colleagues.

Surface Forms

angloid accent singular
angloid accents plural

Morphology

angloid + accent

The constituent 'accent' is transparent, and 'angloid' can be analytically parsed as Anglo- (English) + -oid (resembling), so the compound literally means an accent resembling English speech. However, 'angloid' is rare and the suffix -oid is morphological/technical and not familiar to most B1 learners, so inference is only partially reliable.

Etymology

The noun angloid accent comes from Anglo meaning English and the ending -oid meaning 'like', so it literally means an accent that 'sounds like' an English speaker.