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This work deals with Received Pronunciation (RP), the prestige accent in England and other parts of Great Britain. It examines the perception of this accent by English and Czech respondents. It also analyses the roles RP fulfils in the two environments. The first part provides both synchronic and di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ježek, Miroslav (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brno : Masaryk University Press, 2021.
Edición:First electronic edition.
Colección:Spisy Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, Filozofická fakulta ; 509.
Temas:
English language > England.
English language > Pronunciation.
English language > Accents and accentuation.
Anglais (Langue) > Angleterre.
English language
English language > Accents and accentuation
English language > Pronunciation
England
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Varieties of RP
  • 1.2 Thesis Outline
  • 1.3 Research Hypotheses
  • 2 THE RISE OF A STANDARD
  • 2.1 Old English
  • 2.2 Middle English
  • 2.3 Early Modern English
  • 2.4 Modern English: the 18th century
  • 2.4.1 Pronouncing Dictionaries: Sheridan and Walker
  • 2.4.2 'Proto RP': comparison of Walker and Jones
  • 2.5 Modern English: The Nineteenth Century
  • 2.5.1 Penny manuals: reaching the masses
  • 2.5.2 The Dictates of the Written Form
  • 2.5.3 Accent and Social Class
  • 2.5.4 The Value of a 'Proper' Accent for Women
  • 2.6 The Birth of RP
  • 2.6.1 Public Schools and RP
  • 2.6.2 RP as a Middle-class Accent
  • 2.6.3 How to Approach RP?
  • 2.6.4 The Role of the BBC
  • 2.7 RP Today
  • 2.7.1 The Death of RP?
  • 2.7.2 Estuary English
  • 2.7.2.1 Estuary English as a source of innovations in RP
  • 2.7.3 RP in the World of ELT
  • 3 PRESCRIPTION AND STANDARDISATION IN LINGUISTICS
  • 3.1 Prescription in Linguistics
  • 3.2 Process of Accent Standardisation: the case of RP
  • 3.3 The Issue of Literacy: spoken and written discourse
  • 4 RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION: UPTON'S MODEL
  • 4.1 Modern Model of RP
  • 4.2 The Phonology of RP: Upton's transcription model
  • 4.2.1 RP Vowels
  • 4.2.1.1 KIT vowel [ɪ]
  • 4.2.1.2 DRESS vowel [ɛ]
  • 4.2.1.3 TRAP vowel [a]
  • 4.2.1.4 LOT vowel [ɒ]
  • 4.2.1.5 STRUT vowel [ʌ]
  • 4.2.1.6 FOOT vowel [ʊ]
  • 4.2.1.7 BATH vowel [ɑ: ~ a]
  • 4.2.1.8 CLOTH vowel [ɒ]
  • 4.2.1.9 NURSE vowel [ə:]
  • 4.2.1.10 FLEECE vowel [i:]
  • 4.2.1.11 FACE vowel [eɪ]
  • 4.2.1.12 PALM vowel [ɑ:]
  • 4.2.1.13 THOUGHT vowel [ɔ:]
  • 4.2.1.14 GOAT vowel [əʊ]
  • 4.2.1.15 GOOSE vowel [u:]
  • 4.2.1.16 PRICE vowel [ʌɪ]
  • 4.2.1.17 CHOICE vowel [ɔɪ]
  • 4.2.1.18 MOUTH vowel [aʊ]
  • 4.2.1.19 NEAR vowel [ɪə]
  • 4.2.1.20 SQUARE vowel [ɛ:]
  • 4.2.1.21 START vowel [ɑ:]
  • 4.2.1.22 NORTH vowel [ɔ:]
  • 4.2.1.23 FORCE vowel [ɔ:]
  • 4.2.1.24 CURE vowel [ʊə ~ ɔ:]
  • 4.2.1.25 happY vowel [i]
  • 4.2.1.26 lettER vowel [ə]
  • 4.2.1.27 commA vowel [ə]
  • 4.2.1.28 KIT and FOOT vowels in unstressed positions
  • 4.2.2 RP consonants
  • 4.2.2.1 Plosives
  • 4.2.2.2 Affricates
  • 4.2.2.3 Nasals
  • 4.2.2.4 Fricatives
  • 4.2.2.5 Approximants
  • 4.2.3 Word stress
  • 5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • 5.1 Samples
  • 5.2 Respondents
  • 5.3 Selecting variables
  • 5.4 The Website
  • 5.4.1 Personal Information Page
  • 5.4.2 Samples and Accompanying Questions
  • 5.4.2.1 Question 1: What would you label this accent:
  • 5.4.2.2 Question 2: If the previous answer was Near-RP/ Non-RP, please indicate which features influenced your judgement
  • 5.4.2.3 Question 3: Why do you consider the features mentioned above (question 2) not to fall within RP?
  • 5.4.2.4 Question 4: Non-native speakers only: How intelligible do you find this speaker:
  • 5.4.2.5 Question 5: Would you like to make any (more) comments?
  • 6 RESEARCH RESULTS: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSES

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