Originally Posted By: The Pook
 Originally Posted By: twosleepy
 Originally Posted By: The Pook
On the other hand, in tonal languages, without the right accent it must be almost impossible to communicate.


In the case of tonal languages, I would say that this is not a case of having an "accent", because the tonal variations are what actually make up the language. In this case, having the wrong "accent" would be to speak the language incorrectly, an obvious problem for communication! :0)


Yes. That's what I thought I said.


I was not disagreeing, just saying that it shouldn't really be called an accent, because I doubt they even exist in tonal languages, although I am no expert. Anyone want to be the expert? :0)