UK ACCENTS AND DIALECTS
an ACCENT concerns the PRONOUNCIATION
some different accents of the UK
RECEIVED PRONOUNCIATION (RP)
spoken only by the 3% of ENGLISH SPEAKERS
RICH PEOPLE
PEOPLE in position of POWER
PEOPLE who attended OXFORD or CAMBRIDGE Universities
usually heard on
TV PROGRAMS
RADIO
NEWCAST
very CLEAR accent
common in LONDON and SOUTHERN ENGLAND
COCKNEY/ESTUARY ENGLISH
LOCAL LONDON ACCENT
also spread in
KENT
ESSEX
SURREY
along the RIVER THAMES
characteristics of the PRONOUNCIATION
F or V sound instead of TH sound
GLOTTAL STOP
SILENT T in the middle of a word
WA sound instead of L sound
SILENT H
MIDLANDS ENGLISH
100 miles or more north of London
EAST MIDLANDS
WEST MIDLANDS
characteristics of the PRONOUNCIATION
shorter pronounciation of the A sound
bath, path
OO sound for U or O
cup, mug, up, love
WEST COUNTRY ACCENT
FARMING AREA
RURAL ACCENT
SCOTTISH ACCENT
"I DON'T KNOW" is "AH DINNAE KEN"
"CAN'T" is "CANNAE"
"YES" is "AYE"
"LAKE" is "LOCH"
CITIES with their OWN ACCENT
LIVERPOOL
BIRMINGHAM
"I'LL" is "OIL"
"FINE" is "FOIN"
"MAKEUP" is "MYCOOP"
NEWCASTLE
GLASGOW
TODAY LONDON ACCENTS
NATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL