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Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2021

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ISBN 9788021098329

Spisy Filozoficke fakulty Masarykovy univerzity ; v.509

Print version: Ježek, Miroslav Sociophonology of Received Pronunciation Brno : Masarykova univerzita,c2021 ISBN 9788021098329

Intro -- Table of Contents -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Varieties of RP -- 1.2 Thesis Outline -- 1.3 Research Hypotheses -- 2 THE RISE OF A STANDARD -- 2.1 Old English -- 2.2 Middle English -- 2.3 Early Modern English -- 2.4 Modern English: the 18th century -- 2.4.1 Pronouncing Dictionaries: Sheridan and Walker -- 2.4.2 ’Proto RP’: comparison of Walker and Jones -- 2.5 Modern English: The Nineteenth Century -- 2.5.1 Penny manuals: reaching the masses -- 2.5.2 The Dictates of the Written Form -- 2.5.3 Accent and Social Class -- 2.5.4 The Value of a ’Proper’ Accent for Women -- 2.6 The Birth of RP -- 2.6.1 Public Schools and RP -- 2.6.2 RP as a Middle-class Accent -- 2.6.3 How to Approach RP? -- 2.6.4 The Role of the BBC -- 2.7 RP Today -- 2.7.1 The Death of RP? -- 2.7.2 Estuary English -- 2.7.2.1 Estuary English as a source of innovations in RP -- 2.7.3 RP in the World of ELT -- 3 PRESCRIPTION AND STANDARDISATION IN LINGUISTICS -- 3.1 Prescription in Linguistics -- 3.2 Process of Accent Standardisation: the case of RP -- 3.3 The Issue of Literacy: spoken and written discourse -- 4 RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION: UPTON’S MODEL -- 4.1 Modern Model of RP -- 4.2 The Phonology of RP: Upton’s transcription model -- 4.2.1 RP Vowels -- 4.2.1.1 KIT vowel [ɪ] -- 4.2.1.2 DRESS vowel [ɛ] -- 4.2.1.3 TRAP vowel [a] -- 4.2.1.4 LOT vowel [ɒ] -- 4.2.1.5 STRUT vowel [ʌ] -- 4.2.1.6 FOOT vowel [ʊ] -- 4.2.1.7 BATH vowel [ɑ: ~ a] -- 4.2.1.8 CLOTH vowel [ɒ] -- 4.2.1.9 NURSE vowel [ə:] -- 4.2.1.10 FLEECE vowel [i:] -- 4.2.1.11 FACE vowel [eɪ] -- 4.2.1.12 PALM vowel [ɑ:] -- 4.2.1.13 THOUGHT vowel [ɔ:] -- 4.2.1.14 GOAT vowel [əʊ] -- 4.2.1.15 GOOSE vowel [u:] -- 4.2.1.16 PRICE vowel [ʌɪ] -- 4.2.1.17 CHOICE vowel [ɔɪ] -- 4.2.1.18 MOUTH vowel [aʊ] -- 4.2.1.19 NEAR vowel [ɪə] -- 4.2.1.20 SQUARE vowel [ɛ:] -- 4.2.1.21 START vowel [ɑ:] -- 4.2.1.22 NORTH vowel [ɔ:].

7 RP INNOVATIONS IN PRONOUNCING DICTIONARIES -- 7.1 Vowels -- 7.2 Consonants -- 8 CONCLUSION -- RESUME - Sociophonologie de la Received Pronunciation -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF PHONETIC SYMBOLS -- GLOSSARY -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 2.

4.2.1.23 FORCE vowel [ɔ:] -- 4.2.1.24 CURE vowel [ʊə ~ ɔ:] -- 4.2.1.25 happY vowel [i] -- 4.2.1.26 lettER vowel [ə] -- 4.2.1.27 commA vowel [ə] -- 4.2.1.28 KIT and FOOT vowels in unstressed positions -- 4.2.2 RP consonants -- 4.2.2.1 Plosives -- 4.2.2.2 Affricates -- 4.2.2.3 Nasals -- 4.2.2.4 Fricatives -- 4.2.2.5 Approximants -- 4.2.3 Word stress -- 5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- 5.1 Samples -- 5.2 Respondents -- 5.3 Selecting variables -- 5.4 The Website -- 5.4.1 Personal Information Page -- 5.4.2 Samples and Accompanying Questions -- 5.4.2.1 Question 1: What would you label this accent: -- 5.4.2.2 Question 2: If the previous answer was Near-RP/ Non-RP, please indicate which features influenced your judgement -- 5.4.2.3 Question 3: Why do you consider the features mentioned above (question 2) not to fall within RP? -- 5.4.2.4 Question 4: Non-native speakers only: How intelligible do you find this speaker: -- 5.4.2.5 Question 5: Would you like to make any (more) comments? -- 6 RESEARCH RESULTS: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSES -- 6.1 Samples: transcripts, analyses and selected research phenomena -- 6.2 Respondents: sociolinguistic and personal characteristics -- 6.2.1 Czech respondents -- 6.2.2 English respondents -- 6.3 Research Questions and Results -- 6.3.1 The Degree of RP-ness: Research Question 1 -- 6.3.2 Selected variables: Research Question 2 -- 6.3.2.1 Lowered TRAP vowel -- 6.3.2.2 Intrusive /r/ -- 6.3.2.3 FOOT/GOOSE fronting -- 6.3.2.4 The glottal stop -- 6.3.2.5 Short BATH -- 6.3.2.6 Summary: selected variables-CZ and EN respondents -- 6.3.3 Sociolinguistic Categories of RP: Research Questions 3 and 5 -- 6.3.3.1 Regionality -- 6.3.3.2 Social status -- 6.3.3.3 Education -- 6.3.3.4 Poshness -- 6.3.3.5 Speed -- 6.3.3.6 The North and South divide -- 6.3.4 The Issue of intelligibility: Research Question 4.

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