BBC English
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BBC English is a prestigious accent of British English traditionally associated with educated speakers and national broadcasters in the United Kingdom.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accent
→
variety of English → |
| alsoKnownAs |
BBC Pronunciation
→
RP → Received Pronunciation → |
| associatedWith |
BBC
→
British Broadcasting Corporation → educated speakers → national broadcasters in the United Kingdom → |
| codifiedIn |
BBC Pronunciation Dictionary
→
Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary → Oxford English Dictionary pronunciation guides → pronunciation dictionaries by Daniel Jones → |
| considered |
standard accent of British English in the 20th century
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|
| country |
United Kingdom
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|
| distinctFrom |
Estuary English
→
General American accent → regional British accents → |
| hasReputationFor |
prestige
→
social status → |
| hasVariant |
contemporary BBC English
→
contemporary RP → |
| historicallyStandardFor |
British broadcasting
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|
| influencedBy |
public school accents in England
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upper-class southern English accents → |
| influences |
learner dictionaries of English pronunciation
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| language |
English
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|
| notablePhonologistAssociated |
A. C. Gimson
→
Daniel Jones → John C. Wells → |
| orthographyBasedOn |
standard British spelling
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|
| perceivedAs |
accent of authority
→
accent of neutrality in the UK → |
| phonologicalFeature |
/juː/ in words like "news" (traditional RP)
→
/ɑː/ in words like "bath" and "path" → /ɔː/ in words like "thought" → contrast between long and short vowels → lack of post-vocalic /r/ → non-rhoticity → use of centring diphthongs → |
| subtypeOf |
British English
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|
| taughtIn |
English as a foreign language courses
→
pronunciation training for broadcasters → |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
20th century
→
mid-20th century broadcasting → |
| usedIn |
formal speech
→
newsreading → radio broadcasting → television broadcasting → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
BBC English
("BBC Pronunciation")
→
Received Pronunciation → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
RP
→
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associatedWith |
|
RP
→
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hasAlternativeName |