Sociolinguistics 2, Exercise 1: accent, dialect, idiolect A pronunciation difference only accent (in general, accent covers pronunciation) A difference in grammar, vocabulary dialect (dialects differ in phonology, and pronunciation shared by a morphology, syntax and vocabulary) region The way one person speaks idiolect (one individual's variety) Source: Wikipedia, Dialect. John Lyons notes that many linguists treat accent differences as part of dialect differences, so the boundary is not sharp.