2009年12月2日水曜日

Language and Ethnicity

There are many languages in England. Those were dialects like England English, Wales English, Scottish English, Irish and other languages. Now, the language which is regarded standard in Britain is called Standard English. It’s used 12-15 percents people among British people.





Received Pronunciation(RP)
Recieved Pronunciation also called the Queen English or BBC English. It’s the language which is used by upper class people and it’s traditionally standard of BBC program. Now, RP decreases among yang people in upper class so RP’s speaker is about 2 percent in Britain.

Cockney English

Cockney English is almost used working class people in London. Cockney speakers have a different accent and dialect, and frequently use rhyming slang. Rhyming slang is a form of slang which a word is by the second word of a two words phrase (rhyming word).

Estuary English

Estuary English is the new English born in 1980s. It’s the English mixed between RP and Cockney English. Estuary English is a name which is given to the dialect of English. It’s widely spoken in South East England, especially along the River Thames and its estuary. Phonetician John C. Wells defines Estuary English as a standard which is spoken with the accent of the southeast of England. The name comes from the area around the Thames Estuary, particularly London, Kent and Essex.

Other dialects

In England, there are various dialects.
Scouse (Liverpool)
Geordie(Newcastle)
Manc(Manchester)
Brummie(Birmingham)
Tyke(Yorkshire)

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