05829nam 22005533 450 991079535160332120230707153825.080-210-9833-3(CKB)4950000000281301(MiAaPQ)EBC6748275(Au-PeEL)EBL6748275(EXLCZ)99495000000028130120211214d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSociophonology of Received Pronunciation Native and Non-Native EnvironmentsBrno :Masarykova univerzita,2021.©2021.1 online resource (275 pages)Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity ;v.50980-210-9832-5 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:].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 4.7 RP INNOVATIONS IN PRONOUNCING DICTIONARIES -- 7.1 Vowels -- 7.2 Consonants -- 8 CONCLUSION -- RÉSUMÉ - Sociophonologie de la Received Pronunciation -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF PHONETIC SYMBOLS -- GLOSSARY -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 2.Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzitySociophonology of Received PronunciationEnglish languagePronunciationEnglish languagePronunciation by foreign speakersEnglish languagePhonologyEnglish languageSocial aspectsSociolinguisticsEnglish languageGreat BritainAccents and accentuationEnglish languagePronunciation.English languagePronunciation by foreign speakers.English languagePhonology.English languageSocial aspects.Sociolinguistics.English languageAccents and accentuation.Ježek Miroslav1487860MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795351603321Sociophonology of Received Pronunciation3707953UNINA