stable accent
[/ˈsteɪbəl ˈæksənt/]
nounpl: stable accents
sotaque estável
1. A consistent and unchanging accent or manner of speech that remains the same over time and across different contexts
After living in the United States for twenty years, she maintained a stable accent that reflected her native Irish heritage.
Depois de viver nos Estados Unidos por vinte anos, ela manteve um sotaque estável que refletia sua herança irlandesa nativa.
2. In linguistics, a speech pattern that shows minimal variation and is predictable in its phonetic characteristics
The actor's stable accent made him immediately recognizable across all his film roles.
O sotaque estável do ator o tornou imediatamente reconhecível em todos os seus papéis de cinema.
In American culture, a 'stable accent' is often valued in professional contexts such as broadcasting, teaching, and acting, where consistency and clarity are important. In Brazil and Portugal, the concept is similarly used in linguistic studies and language education to describe speakers who maintain consistent pronunciation patterns despite geographical or social influences.
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