RP
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RP is the prestige British English accent traditionally associated with educated speakers and national broadcasters in the United Kingdom.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British English accent
ⓘ
accent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
BBC English
ⓘ
educated speakers ⓘ national broadcasters in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| codifiedBy | Daniel Jones ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
American English
ⓘ
surface form:
General American
|
| contrastsWith |
Estuary English
ⓘ
regional British accents such as Cockney ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declineInUse | late 20th century and early 21st century ⓘ |
| developedIn | England ⓘ |
| fullName | Received Pronunciation ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
BBC English
ⓘ
British English ⓘ
surface form:
King's English
Oxford English ⓘ Received Pronunciation ⓘ
surface form:
Queen's English
Received Pronunciation ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Southern British English
|
| hasSubvariety |
Conservative RP
ⓘ
Received Pronunciation ⓘ
surface form:
Contemporary RP
Received Pronunciation ⓘ
surface form:
Mainstream RP
|
| historicallyLinkedTo |
British upper-middle class
ⓘ
public schools in England ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | prestige accent of British English ⓘ |
| influenceOn | international teaching of British English pronunciation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notStronglyAssociatedWith | any specific city in the UK ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
regionally neutral within England
ⓘ
socially prestigious ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
contrast between short and long vowels
ⓘ
long mid vowels in words like 'face' and 'goat' ⓘ non-rhoticity ⓘ yod-coalescence in words like 'tune' and 'dune' in some subvarieties ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | linguists as a standard reference accent ⓘ |
| standardizationRole |
reference accent for British English dictionaries
ⓘ
reference accent for many pronunciation guides ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
many British drama schools
ⓘ
some pronunciation training courses for actors and broadcasters ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPrestige | 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalOf | traditional BBC broadcasting before late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | pronunciation model in many EFL textbooks ⓘ |
| usedBy |
newsreaders
ⓘ
radio broadcasters ⓘ some members of the British upper class ⓘ television broadcasters ⓘ |
| usedIn |
formal speech contexts
ⓘ
language teaching of British English ⓘ |
| varietyOf | British English ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.