Received Pronunciation
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Received Pronunciation is the traditionally prestigious accent of Standard British English, historically associated with educated speakers and national broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accent
→
standard accent → variety of English → |
| alsoKnownAs |
BBC English
→
King's English → Oxford English → Public School English → Queen's English → RP → Standard Southern British English → |
| associatedWith |
British establishment
→
British public schools → Oxbridge universities → educated speakers in the United Kingdom → upper-class speakers in the United Kingdom → |
| codifiedIn |
Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
→
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary → Oxford English Dictionary → |
| contrastedWith |
General American
→
regional British accents → |
| country |
United Kingdom
→
|
| decliningAs |
default accent of British national broadcasting
→
|
| describedBy |
Daniel Jones
→
|
| fieldOfStudy |
phonetics
→
phonology → sociolinguistics → |
| firstDescribedAsTerm |
early 20th century
→
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| hasPrestigeStatus |
traditionally prestigious accent of Standard British English
→
|
| hasVariant |
Conservative RP
→
Contemporary RP → Mainstream RP → |
| historicallyUsedIn |
BBC broadcasting
→
national broadcasting in the United Kingdom → |
| historicalPeakPeriod |
20th century
→
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| influence |
pronunciation norms in dictionaries of British English
→
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| language |
English
→
|
| notStronglyTiedTo |
any specific locality
→
|
| phonologicalFeature |
contrast between /æ/ and /ɑː/
→
intrusive r → linking r → long mid vowels in words like 'face' and 'goat' → non-rhoticity → weak vowel reduction in unstressed syllables → yod coalescence in words like 'tune' and 'dune' → |
| regionOfOrigin |
Southern England
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|
| socialStatus |
class-based accent
→
|
| usedAs |
reference accent in phonetic description of British English
→
teaching model for learners of British English → |