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Standard accent for British English
/ / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Received Pronunciation (RP) is an accent of British English regarded as the standard accent
Received_Pronunciation
Differences in pronunciation between British and American standard English
common in southeastern England, ranging from upper- to middle-class Received Pronunciation accents, which together here are abbreviated "RP". However, other
Comparison of General American and Received Pronunciation
Comparison_of_General_American_and_Received_Pronunciation
Overview of the English /r/
approximant [ɹ̠] (a common realization of the /r/ phoneme worldwide, Received Pronunciation and General American included). "Bunched" or "Molar" R: velar bunched
Pronunciation_of_English_/r/
Sound change
transcription delimiters. Specimen of triphthong smoothing Male Received Pronunciation speaker displaying triphthong smoothing in the words shower and
Triphthong_smoothing
Phonology of the English language
English often concentrates on prestige or standard accents, such as Received Pronunciation for England, General American for the United States, and General
English_phonology
Set of American English accents
share significant features with Eastern New England English and Received Pronunciation (RP), the standard British accent. The late 19th century first produced
Northeastern_elite_accent
Prestige variety of Australian English
by strongly British-oriented pronunciation features, sharing some phonological similarities with Received Pronunciation, and was traditionally associated
Cultivated_Australian_English
Vowel split in English
split that occurs mainly in Southern England English (including Received Pronunciation), Australian English, New Zealand English, Indian English and South
Trap–bath_split
for example in Received Pronunciation. The following table shows some developments of Middle English /a/ in Received Pronunciation. The word gate, which
Pronunciation_of_English_⟨a⟩
dialect pronunciation. In England this standard is normally the Received Pronunciation, based upon the educated speech of southern England. The standard
Pronunciation respelling for English
Pronunciation_respelling_for_English
Set of varieties of English language
pronunciation system, of standard British English – based in south‑eastern England – has been known for more than a century as Received Pronunciation
British_English
Film and television trope
historical fantasy settings speak with British accents, particularly Received Pronunciation (RP), despite not being British and the story not being set in Britain
Queen's_Latin
20th-century consciously learned American accent
Proponents of such accents additionally incorporated features from Received Pronunciation, the prestige accent of British English, in an effort to make them
Good_American_Speech
Pronunciation comparison
in the pronunciation of individual words in the lexicon (i.e. phoneme distribution). In this article, transcriptions use Received Pronunciation (RP) to
American and British English pronunciation differences
American_and_British_English_pronunciation_differences
and there are no r-colored vowels. In non-rhotic dialects like Received Pronunciation (RP), historic /r/ is elided at the end of a syllable, and if the
English-language vowel changes before historical /r/
English-language_vowel_changes_before_historical_/r/
with promoting any accent, despite the popular association between Received Pronunciation and the BBC. Its predecessor was the BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken
BBC_Pronunciation_Unit
Accents typical of English in the US
General American, especially in opposition to the United Kingdom's Received Pronunciation. The phonetician John C. Wells, for instance, said in 1982 that
General_American_English
Social structure of British society
"general" RP. Phoneticians call this accent "Conservative Received Pronunciation". The Queen's pronunciation, however, also changed over the years. The results
Social class in the United Kingdom
Social_class_in_the_United_Kingdom
Dialect of English
between the 20th-century higher-class non-regional standard accent Received Pronunciation (RP), and the 20th-century lower-class local London accent Cockney
Estuary_English
First letter of the Latin alphabet
seven different vowel sounds, here represented using the vowels of Received Pronunciation, with effects of ⟨r⟩ ignored and mergers in General American mentioned
A
Variety of English spoken in Scotland
Glasgow. The phoneme /r/ may be a postalveolar approximant [ɹ], as in Received Pronunciation or General American, but speakers have also traditionally used for
Scottish_English
Dialect of English spoken in London
English is an intermediate accent between Cockney and higher-class Received Pronunciation that is also widely spoken in and around London, and has diffused
Cockney
Social class-based varieties of English
refinement. The upper class has also propagated its own class accent, Received Pronunciation, first noted in the very early 20th century. By the late 20th century
U_and_non-U_English
and the careful upper-class standard accent of southern England, Received Pronunciation (RP), popular in the 20th century with upper-middle- and upper-class
English language in Southern England
English_language_in_Southern_England
Sounds spelled with the digraph ⟨th⟩
retains the boundary. Pronunciation English pronunciation Received Pronunciation Spelling pronunciation Non-native pronunciations of English English orthography
Pronunciation_of_English_⟨th⟩
American actor (born 1945)
Generation (a role he reprised on Star Trek: Picard), affecting a received pronunciation English accent for both roles. Davis was born on November 26, 1945
Daniel_Davis_(actor)
Scottish footballer (born 2004)
match played 19 September 2026 Traditionally pronounced /jʊə(r)/ in Received Pronunciation, though /jɔː(r)/ is now also common in English speech; in Scotland
Robbie_Ure
West Germanic language
variation consists in differences in pronunciation of the phonemes. This overview mainly describes Received Pronunciation (RP) and General American (GA), the
English_language
Phonological system of New Zealand English
depending on their level of cultivation (i.e. the closeness to Received Pronunciation), this article covers the accent as it is spoken by educated speakers
New_Zealand_English_phonology
British phonetician (born 1939)
BATH have the /æ/ phoneme in the United States and /ɑː/ phoneme in Received Pronunciation. In addition, Wells is acknowledged as the source of the term rhotic
John_C._Wells
Situational pronunciation of /r/ in non-rhotic varieties of English
1997, the linguist John C. Wells considered it objectively part of Received Pronunciation, though he noted that "the speech conscious often dislike it and
Linking_and_intrusive_R
accents. English dialects differ greatly in their pronunciation of open vowels. In Received Pronunciation, there are four open back vowels, /a ɑː ɒ ɔː/,
Regional_accents_of_English
Ninth letter of the Latin alphabet
finally to the Modern English diphthong /aɪ/ in General American and Received Pronunciation. Because the diphthong /aɪ/ developed from a Middle English long
I
Twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet
speaker's accent, and whether it occurs before or after a vowel. In Received Pronunciation, the alveolar lateral approximant (the sound represented in IPA
L
Type of phonation
contribute to make a speaker's voice sound creaky or raspy. In the Received Pronunciation of English, creaky voice has been described as a possible realisation
Creaky_voice
Concept in dialectology analyzing phonemes across dialects of a language
phonemically as /nuː ˈjɔrk/ in American English and /njuː ˈjɔːk/ in Received Pronunciation. A diaphonemic transcription such as /njuː ˈjɔrk/ would cover both
Diaphoneme
Pronunciation change in English between 1350 and 1700
main difference between the pronunciation of Middle English in the year 1400 and Modern English (Received Pronunciation) is in the value of the long
Great_Vowel_Shift
Vowel sound represented by ⟨ɔ⟩ in IPA
⟨ɔː⟩) is typically associated with the vowel in "thought", but in Received Pronunciation ("RP", standard British English), Australian English, New Zealand
Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel
English actor (b. 1952)
government documentaries in Harry Enfield's Television Programme using Received Pronunciation. His voices for Spitting Image included Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Jon_Glover
Song from the musical My Fair Lady
would pronounce with [æɪ] or [aɪ] – more like "eye" [aɪ] than the Received Pronunciation diphthong [eɪ]. With the three of them nearly exhausted, Eliza finally
The_Rain_in_Spain
loss of any pharyngealization or velarization, /d/. The classical ḍād pronunciation with pharyngealization /ɮˤ/ still occurs in the Mehri language, and
Standard_Arabic_phonology
Variety of the English language
accent appears to be closer to Cultivated Australian English or Received Pronunciation than other state dialects. The tendency for some /l/ sounds to become
South_Australian_English
Japanese punctuation mark
stressed and a schwa if unstressed (in non-rhotic dialects such as Received Pronunciation; in rhotic dialects (such as General American) it may additionally
Chōonpu
Aesop's fable
hdl:10037/2102. See Roach, Peter (November 2004). "British English (Received Pronunciation)". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 34 (2): 239–245
The_North_Wind_and_the_Sun
Phonetic change of /t/ and /d/ between vowels
(like Scouse), and older varieties of Received Pronunciation, the flap is a variant of /r/ (see Pronunciation of English /r/). The terms flap and tap
Flapping
Regional variety of English, in Wales
the Cardiff accent is described as somewhat lower than that of Received Pronunciation, whereas its intonation is closer to accents of England rather than
Cardiff_English
often spelled ⟨ar⟩. In dialects with the trap–bath split (such as Received Pronunciation, New Zealand English and South African English), it also corresponds
Phonological history of English open back vowels
Phonological_history_of_English_open_back_vowels
Increasing homogeneity of accents in British English
some features, especially vowels, the levelling leans towards the Received Pronunciation norm. For other features, especially consonants, the levelling leans
Dialect_levelling_in_Britain
syllable onwards. The list was compiled from the point of view of Received Pronunciation (with a few exceptions for General American), and may not work for
List of English words without rhymes
List_of_English_words_without_rhymes
Sound changes
Modern English ModE = Modern English GA = General American RP = Received Pronunciation PrePG = Pre-Proto-Germanic PG or PGmc = Proto-Germanic NWG = Northwest
Phonological history of English
Phonological_history_of_English
English phonetician
of standard British English pronunciation (Received Pronunciation, or RP). Through his Introduction to the Pronunciation of English, first published in
A._C._Gimson
Dialect of Australian English found in Western Australia
state-specific words – including slang and Aboriginal words – and variations in pronunciation. Some of the vocabulary used in Western Australia is unique, within
Western_Australian_English
Topics referred to by the same term
Comparison of General American and Received Pronunciation, a comparison of General American English with Received Pronunciation, the British standard accent
Standard_American_English
Rap artist persona created by Jim Burke
British parodist who performs "chap hop" – hip hop delivered in a Received Pronunciation accent. Mr.B raps, or "rhymes", about good manners, dressing with
Mr.B_The_Gentleman_Rhymer
26-letter Latin-script alphabet
orthographies used to write the languages of Europe. English alphabet A Received Pronunciation British English speaker reciting the English alphabet Problems playing
English_alphabet
Sound system of the French language
are relatively rare in the pronunciation of such words. The following cases can be identified. The geminate pronunciation [ʁʁ] is found in the future
French_phonology
Variant of English language
Hiberno-English, and with lesser influences the British prestige accent Received Pronunciation (RP) and American English. An important source of vocabulary is
New_Zealand_English
country. Speakers may also change their pronunciation and vocabulary, particularly towards Received Pronunciation (RP) and Standard English when in public
English_language_in_England
from the late Roman Republic to the early Empire: evidence for its pronunciation is taken from comments by Roman grammarians, common spelling mistakes
Latin phonology and orthography
Latin_phonology_and_orthography
Sub-national area of England
spoken in the South. For example, the standard British accent, Received Pronunciation, is very similar to the educated speech of London, Oxford and Cambridge
Southern_England
English retired actor (born 1933)
to become notable for using a regional accent, rather than the Received Pronunciation then considered proper for film actors. At that time his working-class
Michael_Caine
System of phonetic notation
sound values, the way English ⟨c⟩ and ⟨g⟩ have a "hard" and "soft" pronunciation. The IPA does not generally have separate letters for two sounds if
International Phonetic Alphabet
International_Phonetic_Alphabet
Phonetic phenomenon
represented with [i], although some dialects (including more traditional Received Pronunciation) may have [ɪ]. This [i] used to be identified with the phoneme /iː/
Stress and vowel reduction in English
Stress_and_vowel_reduction_in_English
Variety of the English language
the "Cultivated" variety closely approximates England's standard Received Pronunciation and is associated with the upper class; the "General" variety is
South_African_English
Variety of English language
other languages, it has also developed its own unique vocabulary and pronunciation that reflects the country's distinct identity. Studies on earlier forms
Canadian_English
"Thick" vs "neutral" ways of speaking
England (particularly around London) in the 21st century—namely: Received Pronunciation (cultivated), Estuary English (general), and Cockney or Multicultural
Broad_and_general_accents
Sounds and pronunciation of the Italian language
although, the traditional standard has been replaced by a modern neutral pronunciation which always prefers /z/ when intervocalic, except when the intervocalic
Italian_phonology
16th letter of the three Georgian scripts
vowel /o̞/, like between the pronunciation of ⟨o⟩ in "story" and the pronunciation of ⟨aw⟩ in "yawn" (Received Pronunciation). It is typically romanized
Oni_(letter)
in pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling, and other aspects of grammar. For the classification of varieties of the language, English, in pronunciation only
List_of_dialects_of_English
Topics referred to by the same term
Peterborough United F.C., an English football club, nicknamed "The Posh" Received Pronunciation, sometimes known as a "posh accent" Posh (Haganah unit), the commando
Posh
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ð⟩ in IPA
produced with the tongue between the upper and lower teeth (as in Received Pronunciation), and not just against the back of the upper teeth, as they are
Voiced_dental_fricative
Multilingual neural machine translation service
Singapore, Guyana and all other parts of the world, a female British (Received Pronunciation) accent is used, except for a special General Australian accent
Google_Translate
Phonology of the Vietnamese language
letter ⟨r⟩, has a number of variant pronunciations depending on the speaker. A person can also have many pronunciations. It may occur as a retroflex fricative
Vietnamese_phonology
English register used in Myanmar
policies, and learning opportunities. British English, particularly Received Pronunciation, was the main model, though American English also influenced learners
Myanmar_English
Set of varieties of English language
diphthongs, mostly correspond to the tense vowels used in analyses of Received Pronunciation (RP) as well as its centring diphthongs. The short vowels, consisting
Australian_English
Accent of English spoken in Bangladesh
/ə/ is realized as /æ/. The trap-bath split, characteristic of Received Pronunciation, is absent. The TRAP, BATH, and often STRUT lexical sets merge into
Bangladeshi_English
Vietnamese surname
which is similar to the diphthong /ɪə/ found in the British English Received Pronunciation of ear. Finally, [n] occurs in the English word net. Furthermore
Nguyen
Latin alphabet of the Hungarian language
letter sometimes Ë is used in academic documents to show different pronunciation of spoken dialects, though it is not part of the alphabet. Each sign
Hungarian_alphabet
The traditional English pronunciation of Latin, and Classical Greek words borrowed through Latin, is the way the Latin language was traditionally pronounced
Traditional English pronunciation of Latin
Traditional_English_pronunciation_of_Latin
Topics referred to by the same term
English, an ethnolect spoken by young working-class people in London Received Pronunciation, an accent associated with upper-class people in Southern England
London_English
British actress (born 1978)
reviews, with one critic commenting on her character's "ludicrous" received pronunciation accent; the programme's tepid critical reception, combined with
Suranne_Jones
Vowel sound represented by ⟨a⟩ in IPA
(2005), pp. 133–154. Bekker (2008), pp. 83–84. "Case Studies – Received Pronunciation Phonology – RP Vowel Sounds". British Library. Archived from the
Open_front_unrounded_vowel
Word in the English language
words where the North American pronunciation of what is pronounced as /ɒ/, the vowel in lot, in British Received Pronunciation varies between the vowel in
Orange_(word)
Sounds and pronunciation of the Swedish language
pitch accent, a development which it shares with Norwegian. Swedish pronunciation of most consonants is similar to that of other Germanic languages. There
Swedish_phonology
English linguist
Upton has been a pronunciation consultant for Oxford University Press since 1993. His revised version of the Received Pronunciation model is used in the
Clive_Upton
Aid for teaching English reading
vowels [ɝ] and [ɚ], which is silent in non-rhotic accents like Received Pronunciation, but pronounced in rhotic accents like General American and Scots
Initial_Teaching_Alphabet
Topics referred to by the same term
free dictionary. King's English may refer to: Received Pronunciation, a form of English language pronunciation The King's English, a book on English usage
King's_English
Euphemistic expression
related Wounds changed pronunciation in the Great Vowel Shift, but the normal word wound did not (at least not in Received Pronunciation), so that they no
Minced_oath
Variety of English language
necessarily make a clear distinction between /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ unlike Received Pronunciation (RP), i.e. they may have the cot-caught merger, with the target
Indian_English
Systematic organization of spoken sounds of the Danish language
ISBN 87-988509-4-6 Thøgersen, Jacob; Pharao, Nicolai (2013), "Changing Pronunciation but Stable Social Evaluation?", Penn Working Papers in Linguistics,
Danish_phonology
Northern English dialect and demonym native to Tyneside
exceeds 800,000. Geordie consonants generally follow those of Received Pronunciation, with these unique characteristics as follows: /ɪŋ/ appearing in
Geordie
Vowel sound represented by ⟨o⟩ in IPA
Received Pronunciation and General American, that vowel is a diphthong whose starting point may be unrounded and more centered than [o]. In Received Pronunciation
Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel
Sounds and pronunciation of the Welsh language
voiced uvular fricative [ʁ] by some speakers in Dyfed and Gwynedd, in a pronunciation known as tafod tew ('thick tongue'). In some dialects of north-western
Welsh_phonology
Sound system of Australian English
diphthongs, mostly correspond to the tense vowels used in analyses of Received Pronunciation (RP) as well as its centring diphthongs. The short vowels, consisting
Australian_English_phonology
Form of the Arabic language
Ibn Khaldun described the pronunciation of ⟨ق⟩ as a voiced velar /ɡ/ and that it might have been the old Arabic pronunciation of the letter; he even describes
Classical_Arabic
Town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alloa (AHL-oh-wuh, Received Pronunciation /ˈæloʊə/; Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; Scottish Gaelic: Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town
Alloa
British peer and army officer (1880–1949)
Holkham Hall is a British Library exemplar of the conservative received pronunciation accent of English. Leicester was married on 2 December 1905 to Marion
Thomas Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester
Thomas_Coke,_4th_Earl_of_Leicester
Irish radio broadcaster and actor (1929–2013)
many South Africans in the theatre and broadcast media, he used Received Pronunciation for his professional speaking voice. In 1980, when the radio station
Paddy_O'Byrne
Sound made by stopping airflow in the glottis
also pronounce an intervocalic /t/ between vowels as in city. In Received Pronunciation, a glottal stop is inserted before a tautosyllabic voiceless stop:
Glottal_stop
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
near-open central vowel similar to Received Pronunciation "cup"; or an open front unrounded vowel similar to Received Pronunciation or California English "hat"
Tagalog_language
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