Globally, the youth literacy rate increased from 83 per cent to 91 per cent over two decades, while the number of illiterate youth declined from 170 million to 115 million. Regional and gender disparities persist, however. Literacy is lowest in least developed countries and higher among males than females.
In sociolinguistics, an accent (/ËÃ¦ksáµ»nt/ or /-Ént/) is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation.
Many people ask me about the difference between a âdialectâ and an âaccent.â Really itâs pretty simple: 1  An accent is the way that particular person or group of people sound. 2  A dialect describes both a personâs accent and the grammatical features of the way that person talks.