Public School English
E60028
Public School English is a traditional prestige accent of British English historically associated with educated speakers from elite public schools and the upper classes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public School English canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accent of English
ⓘ
variety of British English ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
clear distinction between long and short vowels
ⓘ
long mid vowels in words like GOAT and FACE ⓘ non‑rhoticity ⓘ relatively conservative pronunciation patterns ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Estuary English
ⓘ
working‑class London English ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declineInUse | late 20th century ⓘ |
| differsFrom | regional British accents ⓘ |
| field |
phonetics
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
PSP
ⓘ
Public School Pronunciation ⓘ Public School accent ⓘ upper‑class English accent ⓘ |
| hasDiachronicRelation | earlier stage of what became Standard Southern British English ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct intonation patterns associated with upper‑class speech
ⓘ
lack of regional lexical items in core vocabulary ⓘ limited use of glottal stops compared to many modern accents ⓘ relatively careful articulation ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
British public schools
ⓘ
educated speakers in the United Kingdom ⓘ upper classes in Britain ⓘ |
| influenced | Received Pronunciation ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo | Received Pronunciation ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf |
British English
ⓘ
Southern British English accents ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
high‑status
ⓘ
old‑fashioned by some contemporary speakers ⓘ traditional ⓘ |
| register | formal speech ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
marker of elite education
ⓘ
marker of upper‑class identity ⓘ |
| socialStatus | prestige accent ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalContext |
formal ceremonial occasions in the UK
ⓘ
traditional British institutions ⓘ |
| typicalRegion |
England
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ |
| usedBy |
members of the British aristocracy
ⓘ
some senior officers in the British armed forces ⓘ students at elite British boarding schools ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.