Conservative RP
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Conservative RP is a traditional, older-fashioned form of British Received Pronunciation associated with upper-class and formal speech.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accent
→
sociolect → variety of Received Pronunciation → |
| associatedWith |
establishment speech
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formal speech → older speakers → public school education in the UK → upper-class speech → |
| classification |
subtype of British English accent
→
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| contrastedWith |
Contemporary RP
→
Mainstream RP → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| declineInUse |
late 20th century and early 21st century
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| documentedIn |
works on Received Pronunciation by British phoneticians
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| isA |
older-fashioned form of British Received Pronunciation
→
traditional form of British Received Pronunciation → |
| language |
English
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| notableIn |
mid-20th-century British broadcasting
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| perceivedAs |
prestige accent in the UK
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socially conservative accent → |
| phonologicalFeature |
clear distinction between /ɔː/ and /ɒ/
→
less vowel reduction in unstressed syllables than in many modern accents → more conservative vowel qualities than Contemporary RP → non-rhoticity → traditional /æ/–/ɑː/ distribution in words like bath and dance → traditional diphthong realizations in words like GOAT and FACE → use of /juː/ in words like news and student → |
| register |
ceremonial
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formal → |
| socialConnotation |
distance from everyday colloquial speech in the UK
→
traditional upper-class identity → |
| timePeriod |
20th century
→
|
| usedIn |
formal public speaking in the UK
→
traditional British institutions → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Received Pronunciation
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hasVariant |