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1 English accents 2. Cockney (i)

2 Cockney (= the broadest traditional London working-class speech) is similar to much localized, non-standard English, though traditionally with special usages such as rhyming slang. Cockney is identifiably south-eastern. Phonologically, it is largely innovative: as compared with RP, it reflects nearly all RP’s historical innovations plus several of its own.

3 h-dropping ed ˈeofi ˈændo ɑːʔ ˈæmə ɑːʔ hedʒ, edʒ hammer art
hedge, edge hedʒ, edʒ

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7 TH stopping D becomes d in initial position text messaging: da wiv dis

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