11-03-2023, 10:58 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-67289519
The King's English and Cockney are no longer common dialects among young people in the South East of England, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Essex studied the dialects of a group of 18 to 33-year-olds in the region.
They identified three voices, estuary English, southern British English and multicultural London English.
In recent years, Cockney and the King's English were spoken by people of all ages, but now 49% of the participants spoke in a standard southern British English accent, which the study said was a modern, updated version of received pronunciation.
Around 26% of the participants spoke estuary English, which had similarities with Cockney but was closer to received pronunciation.
The article does contain examples of some of the pronunciation changes that have been taking place... I wish they were written in IPA to make them clearer, but that's probably just me being nerdy about the whole thing !
Though, I haven't spent nearly enough time in or around London to notice any of these changes... have you?
The King's English and Cockney are no longer common dialects among young people in the South East of England, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Essex studied the dialects of a group of 18 to 33-year-olds in the region.
They identified three voices, estuary English, southern British English and multicultural London English.
In recent years, Cockney and the King's English were spoken by people of all ages, but now 49% of the participants spoke in a standard southern British English accent, which the study said was a modern, updated version of received pronunciation.
Around 26% of the participants spoke estuary English, which had similarities with Cockney but was closer to received pronunciation.
The article does contain examples of some of the pronunciation changes that have been taking place... I wish they were written in IPA to make them clearer, but that's probably just me being nerdy about the whole thing !
Though, I haven't spent nearly enough time in or around London to notice any of these changes... have you?
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