diff --git a/lib/map.js b/lib/map.js
index 6913e9c..72069b2 100644
--- a/lib/map.js
+++ b/lib/map.js
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = function(locale, options) {
+  options = options || {};
+  options.dictionary = options.dictionary || 'accents';
+
+  if(typeof options.dictionary === 'string'){
+    options.dictionary = dictionaries[options.dictionary];
+  }
+
   var regexs = {};
   for (var findString in options.dictionary) {
     //don't replace characters inside html tags (between `<` and `>`)
@@ -17,3 +24,13 @@ module.exports = function(locale, options) {
 function escapeRegExp(string) {
   return string.replace(/([.*+?^=!:${}()|\[\]\/\\])/g, '\\$1');
 }
+
+var dictionaries = {
+  'accents': {
+    'a': 'á',
+    'e': 'é',
+    'i': 'í',
+    'o': 'ó',
+    'u': 'ú'
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/spec.map.js b/test/spec.map.js
index bc196fc..66ebd35 100644
--- a/test/spec.map.js
+++ b/test/spec.map.js
@@ -27,4 +27,26 @@ describe('s18n.map()', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should default to the `accents` dictionary', function() {
+    var locale = {
+      '3c82f755': 'This is a test.'
+    };
+    var mappedLocale = s18n.map(locale);
+    assert.deepEqual(mappedLocale, {
+      '3c82f755': 'Thís ís á tést.'
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should accept the `accents` dictionary', function() {
+    var locale = {
+      '3c82f755': 'This is a test.'
+    };
+    var mappedLocale = s18n.map(locale, {
+      dictionary: 'accents'
+    });
+    assert.deepEqual(mappedLocale, {
+      '3c82f755': 'Thís ís á tést.'
+    });
+  });
+
 });