estuary english Flashcards
what is estuary english
- spread across the river that flows through London
- consists of glottal stops
- rising innotation
what is a glottal stop
a stop sound made by rapidly closing the vocal cords
an example of a glottal stop
bu’tt’er
when did EE emerge
late 1980s
what % of people live in the south east
70%
where did EE originate from
south east of UK
what had an influence on the increase of EE
role of the media
name the theorist who introduced the term EE in 1984
David Rosewerne
what does Paul Cogle predict will happen to EE
- EE will take over from RP
- it has already spread as far as Hull
what is overt prestige
shifting accent up to make accent sound posher
covert prestige
shifting accent down to sound more working class
-put people at ease
what is a post modernist society
- anything goes
- doesn’t matter if news readers have regional accents
what has happened to the amount of EE due to vast media coverage
EE has spread
what did Trudgill notice
people in Cambridge speaking EE
what do traditionalists do
they stop EE from spreading around the country
