Estuary English. Estuary English is a dialect of English widely spoken in South East England, especially along the River Thames and its estuary.
Phonetician John C. Wells defines Estuary English as "Standard English spoken with the accent of the southeast of England".[1] The name comes from the area around the Thames, particularly its Estuary. Estuary English can be heard from some people in east London, north Kent, and south Essex. Estuary English shares many features with Cockney, and there is some debate among linguists as to where Cockney speech ends and Estuary English begins.
The variety first came to public prominence in an article by David Rosewarne in the Times Educational Supplement in October 1984.[2] Rosewarne argued that it may eventually replace Received Pronunciation in the south-east. Features[edit] Estuary English is characterised by the following features: H-dropping, i.e., Dropping [h] in stressed words (e.g. Use[edit] Some people[who?] London accent[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] What is Estuary English? Estuary English. Web documents relating to Estuary English is a name given to the form(s) of English widely spoken in and around London and, more generally, in the southeast of England — along the river Thames and its estuary.
On this website we hope to bring together as many documents as possible that relate to Estuary English, as a convenient resource for the many interested enquirers. Site last updated 11 Mar 2007 (added link to Guðlaug essay) 23 May 2006 (added link to Gary's Estuary homepage) 30 Mar 2006 (added link to Anne Fabricius’s Modern RP page) 9 Feb 2006 (added link to sample chapter from Altendorf book) 15 Dec 2005 (added link to Sunday Times article) 10 December 2004 (incorporated standard UCL P&L header; removed dead links). 7 November 2004 (added screenshots of book covers) 29 October 2004 (Created new section 0., Books. Added Dijja wanna say sumfing?. The site is regularly updated. Contents "Even his accent makes the point. 0. Joanna Przedlacka, 2002. Click to enlarge 1. Estuary Engish.
ESTUARY ENGLISH ACCENT. Sounds Familiar? Accents and Dialects of the UK. What you can hear You can listen to 71 sound recordings and over 600 short audio clips chosen from two collections of the British Library Sound Archive: the Survey of English Dialects and the Millennium Memory Bank.
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