Phonological Aspects of Estuary English and Received Pronunciation

Question 1

Which accent out of EE and RP have L vocalization?

Answer 1

Estuary English only

Question 2

What is an example of l-vocalization?

Answer 2

“miwk” for milk

Question 3

Which accent has more usage of Glottal stops?

Answer 3

Estuary English

Question 4

What letter glottalization is very common in EE?

Answer 4

t-glottalization

Question 5

When does t-glottalization occur in EE?

Answer 5

When a consonant has a vowel before and after it

Question 6

Does RP use any yod-dropping? Does EE?

Answer 6

RP does not, EE does

Question 7

What is an example of yod-dropping in EE?

Answer 7

“Tuesday” to “Choose Day”

Question 8

What will the word “Dune” sound like in Estuary English?

Answer 8

“June”

Question 9

Which Accent has th-fronting in it and which does not?

Answer 9

EE has th-fronting, RP does not

Question 10

Where do EE speakers drop the “h” phoneme in words?

Answer 10

Function words

Question 11

What is an example of “h” dropping in a function word?

Answer 11

‘ave instead of have

Question 12

What is a similarity between “r” pronunciation in Estuary English and Received Pronunciation?

Answer 12

Both accents are non-rhotic

Question 13

What is a compromise between EE and RP?

Answer 13

Some vowel sounds are shared such as the “ee” phoneme at the end of “me”