Received Pronunciation

Conservative received pronunciation, upper-crust received pronunciation or simply U-RP is likely one of the most fascinating accents of English. According to Peter Trudgill's estimation in 1974 only 3% of British population were considered being true RP speakers. Received pronunciation is, in fact, a minority accent. Consequently, conservative RP, as its less used and more archaic variety, has even fewer speakers. The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to outline the concept of a social network as a part of modern sociolinguistics and second, to investigate how native and non-native speakers perceive conservative RP and linguistic affects connected to it. This paper will try to prove that there is a huge difference in native and non-native…

In this article written by Lindsay Hanley she discusses what she considers to be something to worry about: trainee teachers, particularly from Northern England, are being asked to talk with a more neutral accent putting aside or modifying their regional accents so students can understand them better and becoming “role models” for the children. She bases her argument mainly in a research done by Dr Alexander Baratta on which he states that this “linguistic prejudice” is unhealthy for our culture…

different concepts must be defined. This essay discusses the differences and similarities of the concepts of accent and dialect. While the first part of this essay deals with the term accent, the second part deals with its contrast term, the dialect. Lastly, the Received Pronunciation accent and the Cockney dialect are compared on the basis of their grammatical and phonological features. An accent can be defined as “a particular way of pronouncing a language, seen as typical of an individual, a…

Introduction: Yoshikai Elementary Yoshikai Elementary is part of the Salem-Keizer School District in Oregon. It was named after Alyce Yoshikai who was a principal, teacher, and administrator for 39 years in the Salem-Keizer District. The name of the school changed to reflect Alyce’s work in October of 1994. Currently the principal of the school is Zan Payne. According to the Oregon State Report Card the school received a 4 out of 5 rating based on its achievements, academic growth, and…

Ladies and Gentlemen, Ms Prime Minister: Welcome to my speech about the introduction of Received Pronunciation as the official accentuation in the United Kingdom. "We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds." States the historic pledge which Her Majesty the Queen has signed exactly three years ago in order to promote “gender equality and gay rights” This was the first time the Queen actively showed…

their speaking self-efficacy beliefs, students should be exposed to a supportive environment where they learn and practice exchanging information with various communication strategies. Instruction on learning strategies and feedback from peers and experienced others benefits the growth of language efficacy (Graham, 2007). However, the current study provided students with opportunities to listen to and imitate the pronunciation and intonation of native speakers, but not to exchange their ideas…

Underhill(2013)explains that learning pronunciation is similar to learning a new type of dance which involves different muscular movements from those of the type of dance which a person’s muscles are familiar with . Therefore, in learning pronunciation , head and muscles should be connected to know the position of the muscles to make them move in order to make the sounds and that movement makes the sound seen. Underhill with Macmillan education ElT(2011) demonstrates in his video how to teach…

Description and Analysis of some features of the Hull accent and dialect and how these features differ from Standard English I. Introduction When foreign learners come to the UK at the first time, they are usually surprised to discover that the native speakers seem to speak faster than expected and be different in many ways from the English the foreign learners have learned. It is possibly differences of pronunciation that will directly shock them, foreign learners may also pay attention to…

dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciations, alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words. Content Objective(s): • The students will use a dictionary to find the meaning, and pronunciations of unknown words. • The students will use newly acquired learn vocabulary words to write a complete sentence. ELPS: 3.A (A) practice producing sounds of newly acquired vocabulary such as long and short vowels, silent…

Why is English Language continuously changing? English language is a language spoken throughout the world and its changing for several reasons. It changes because the needs of its speakers change, it could be as a result of the introduction of new words, swearing words, slangs, pronunciation, and technology for clear and efficient communication. New words like “Twerk” and “selfie” have been introduced and even added to Oxford Online Dictionary, English is becoming shorter…