Oxford English
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Oxford English is a prestigious accent of British English traditionally associated with educated speakers and often used as a standard in broadcasting and formal contexts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British English accent
→
accent → variety of English → |
| associatedWith |
Oxford
→
Oxford University NERFINISHED → educated speakers → universities → |
| belongsTo |
standard accents of English
→
|
| considered |
model of clear British English pronunciation
→
|
| contrastedWith |
American English accents
→
regional British accents → |
| country |
United Kingdom
→
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| dialectOf |
British English
→
|
| documentedIn |
phonetic studies of British English
→
pronunciation dictionaries → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Oxford English accent
→
Oxford accent → Oxford pronunciation → |
| hasFeature |
contrast between long and short vowels
→
lack of strong regional markers → non-rhoticity → relatively conservative vowel system → |
| hasSocialConnotation |
authority
→
educated background → formality → |
| influencedBy |
Received Pronunciation
→
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| influences |
pronunciation teaching in the UK
→
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| language |
English
→
|
| perceivedAs |
high-status accent
→
prestigious → |
| region |
Southern England
→
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| spokenIn |
Oxford
→
Oxfordshire → |
| standardWithin |
British broadcasting
→
|
| typicalOf |
academic environments
→
educated middle-class speakers → |
| usedAs |
reference accent in some dictionaries
→
standard pronunciation model → |
| usedBy |
newsreaders
→
radio presenters → television presenters → |
| usedFor |
teaching English as a foreign language
→
|
| usedIn |
academic lectures in the UK
→
broadcasting → formal contexts → public speaking in the UK → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Oxford English
("Oxford English accent")
→
RP → |
hasAlternativeName |
|
Received Pronunciation
→
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alsoKnownAs |