Accent Tropes

Related to Language Tropes, these are tropes that deal with the way in which characters from a certain region and their actors pronounce words, and the character traits these pronounciations imply.

Tropes
When a translator substitutes a dialect in his own language for a comparable one in the original work's language. A character who has been speaking perfect English is revealed to be a spy for a foreign country, and immediately begins speaking with a heavy accent. When aliens have especially familiar accents. A senior citizen with a Yiddish accent. Yeah, so, like, there's not just one of 'em, huh? About the technical details of American Accents. In anime, a foreign character will normally speak Japanese flawlessly, unless the plot depends on a language barrier. Where creators don't bother getting a foreign language right when they feature it in their work. G'day mate! A character with a Scottish accent in mediaeval or fantasy stories is likely to be a warrior. When someone briefly imitates another accent, usually for comedic effect. Pip pip, old chap! Any character with a British accent, particularly an upper class English one, is likely to turn out to be a villain. Where all or most British characters speak with posh accents. People in historical dramas are given British accents, even though they aren't British or in Britain or even speaking English. Brainy characters have posh English accents, even if they aren't English. We know what we're talking aboot, eh? About the technical details of Canadian Accents. Of course the most-used language in the world has its own accents...wait, is it actually another language? Where the same sentence said in different language can give over different impressions (sexy, funny, charming, grating, etc.) When an actor plays a native of a nationality or area other than their own. Dialogue spelled phonetically, so that it looks the way the character sounds to someone with another accent. Presentink ze many different wariants of ze German Language. An actor plays a character with a different accent from his own. Then the character has to pretend to have the actor's own accent. An artificial accent used by singers all around the world. Where characters who are not English-speakers are portrayed as speaking English, but with a heavy accent, to remind viewers that they're foreign. An accent from a region in Japan which often indicates a brash, outspoken, or boisterous person. An accent from a region in Japan which indicates a hick from the boonies. When a character has an accent that does not fit their origin. When an actor decides not to bother putting on an accent, often because it'll sound too silly. Where an actor slips into his or her natural accent while acting the part of someone with a different one. Where a character's accent or voice reveals who they are. Where you can tell a dumb character is dumb just from the sound of his voice. When a character speaks with an accent which is neither justified by the plot nor the actor's own accent. Ze Classical Movie Vampire vahnts to sakh yo blahd. When a character is given an accent to emphasize their foreigness, or the actor speaks in their natural accent, but the audience cannot identify it. When a character's odd accent is commented on
 * Accent Adaptation
 * Accent Relapse
 * Aliens of London
 * Alter Kocker
 * American Accents
 * American Accent Influences
 * Anime Accent Absence
 * As Long As It Sounds Foreign
 * Australian Accent
 * Brave Scot
 * Brief Accent Imitation
 * British Accents
 * Evil Brit
 * I Am Very British
 * The Queen's Latin
 * Smart People Speak the Queen's English
 * Canadian Accents
 * Canadian Accent Influences
 * Chinese Dialects and Accents
 * Everything Sounds Sexier in French
 * Fake Nationality
 * Fake American
 * Fake Brit
 * Fake Irish
 * Lzherusskie (Fake Russian)
 * Funetik Aksent
 * German Dialects
 * How's Your British Accent?
 * International Pop Song English
 * Just a Stupid Accent
 * Kansai Regional Accent
 * Tohoku Regional Accent
 * Misplaced Accent
 * Not Even Bothering With the Accent
 * Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
 * Shocking Voice Identity Reveal
 * Simpleton Voice
 * Unexplained Accent
 * Vampire Vords
 * What the Hell Is That Accent?
 * You Say Tomato