Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth VARIETIES OF ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

What English do we speak? English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. But, what English do we speak? Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

English – Dialects and accents Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

Received Pronunciation - RP “Received Pronunciation” or RP model of pronunciation Reasons: politics, commerce and the presence of the Court Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

Received Pronunciation - RP Received Pronunciation is the closest to a “standard accent” that has ever existed in the UK.  Although it originally derives from London English, it is non-regional. Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

Received Pronunciation – RP – Its changes Estuary english Cockney Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

Is Cockney just an accent? Cockney differs from Received Pronunciation and other English varieties not only in pronunciation, but also in grammar and vocabulary. Therefore it is a dialect. It is usually connected with London’s working-class, originally associated with those who were “born within the sound of Bow Bells” Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

Some Linguistic Features of Cockney H-dropping E.g.: hammer [æmə] / house [æʊs]. Glottal stop (or glottalization) E.g. butter [bʌʔə]), statement [stɑɪʔmənt]. Consonants [θ] and [ð] are replaced by [f] and [v] Dark [ɫ] in positions not immediately before vowels becomes vocalic [ʊ]. Short vowel [æ] is much closer in Cockney; Short vowel [ʌ] moves forward Some diphthongs are modified E.g.: [eɪ] becomes [aɪ], so late is pronounced [laɪt] and not [leɪt] Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

Some Linguistic Features of Cockney Grammar Cockney very often disobeys simple rules of Standard English (e.g. double negative – use of ain’t) Rhyming Slang: The slang is created by rhyming an English word with another word. E.g.: ‘Would you Adam and Eve it?’ (believe) Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

Estuary English – Brief History Term coined in mid-1980s by Rosewarne It can be placed on a continuum between RP and Cockney. A phenomenon moving throughout the United Kingdom. Main features: The London Vowel Shift: T-Glottaling:   L-vocalization Some Americanisms absorbed by Estuary Cockney and Estuary English: debunking the RP myth Marta Gosende

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