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Estuary
Estuary English
Native to
England
Region
London, Home Counties
Language family
Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
Ingvaeonic
Anglic
English
British English
Estuary
Early forms
Old English
Middle English
Early Modern English
Writing system
Latin (English alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
–
Glottolog
None
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An example of a male speaker from the south of Essex (Russell Brand).
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Estuary English is an English accent, continuum of accents, or continuum of accent features[1] associated with the area along the River Thames and its estuary, including London, since the late 20th century. Phonetician John C. Wells proposed a definition of Estuary English as "Standard English spoken with the accent of the southeast of England".[2] He views Estuary English as an emerging standard accent of England, while also acknowledging that it is a social construct rather than a technically well-defined linguistic phenomenon.[2] He describes it as "intermediate" between the 20th-century higher-class non-regional standard accent, Received Pronunciation (RP), and the 20th-century lower-class local London accent, Cockney. There is much debate among linguists as to where Cockney and RP end and where Estuary English begins, or whether Estuary English is even a single cohesive accent.[2][3][4][5]
^Altendorf, Ulrike (2017). Chapter 9: Estuary English. In A. Bergs & L. Brinton (Ed.), Volume 5 Varieties of English (pp. 169-186). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525045-009
^ abc"Estuary English Q and A - JCW". Phon.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
^Joanna Ryfa (2003). "Estuary English - A controversial Issue?" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^"Rosewarne, David (1984). Estuary English. Times Educational Supplement, 19 (October 1984)". Phon.ucl.ac.uk. 21 May 1999. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
^A handout by Wells, one of the first to write a serious description of the would-be variety. Also summarised by him here [1].
its estuary, including London, since the late 20th century. Phonetician John C. Wells proposed a definition of EstuaryEnglish as "Standard English spoken...
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extends south for approximately eight miles to meet the English Channel (SX9980). The estuary is a ria and so is larger than would be the case given the...
changes that might well have been influenced by the vowels of EstuaryEnglish. BBC English was also a synonym for RP; people seeking a career in acting...
East Anglian English has had a very considerable input into modern EstuaryEnglish. However, it has received little attention from the media and is not...
replacement. This is, for instance, very common in British English dialects such as Cockney and EstuaryEnglish dialects. In these dialects, the glottal stop is...
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mouth at the English Channel near Salcombe and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east. The estuary is some 8.6...
"EstuaryEnglish Q and A – JCW". University College London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010. "EstuaryEnglish"...
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