There are many different types of English accents that vary regionally and socially across countries where English is spoken. Accents can be distinguished by differences in phonetic pronunciation and phonology, such as which phonemes are used and how they are realized, as well as differences in stress and intonation. The document then provides examples of several well-known English accents, including Cockney from London, Estuary English from southeast England, Brummie from Birmingham, and accents from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Newcastle, Malaysia, and Singapore.