RP is a social accent, rather than regional, and is associated particularly with the upper-middle and upper classes. Some features: · The /i:/ of bee, rather than the // of be, occurs in the final syllable of very, many, etc. · The vowel // in unstressed syllables (in RP) often corresponds to // (in near-RP accents). · The consonant /t/ may be realized as a glottal stop [?]. · Most EngEng accents have lost the original contrast. · Some English accents are ,,rhotic" or ,,r-ful" and others are ,,non-rhotic" or ,,r-less". 3. Estuary English - a dialect of English widely spoken in South East England. IT is commong among young Londoners. Something between RP and Cockney. Some features: · Non-rhotic · They use intrusive / r / · They use the broad / a: / sound · They use glottal stop more often (instead of k/p/t) · Use of / w /, recieved pronouncation will have / l / sound · /l/ may disappear [vunnerable] · /I/ -> /i:/
of the oral cavity – closure is made somewhere along the axis of the tongue. Lateral of English: - which has 2 allophones – clear l’ when perceived by a vowel (glass) and dark l’ when perceived by a consonant (doll) Approximates are speech sounds where the articulators are not in strong contact -almost not touching each other. Approximates of English: r - row, raw, write j - year, youth, yes w - wrong, with Rhotic means that r- sounds are not pronounced. car = kɑ:r Non-rhotic means that r-sounds are not pronounced (BBC). car = kɑ: Sounds according to the place of articulation: Bilabial – consonants p, b and nasal m Alveolar – consonants t, d and nasal n Velar – consonants k, g and nasal n Labiodental – fricatives f, v
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