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Understanding Phonetics and Accents in English Language

Explore phonemes, IPA, accents, dialects, RP, Estuary English, and American accent introductions with Peter Roach. Learn about speech intelligibility and how accents vary across geographical locations and social classes.

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Understanding Phonetics and Accents in English Language

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  1. Sound and English Sound System LE222

  2. Peter Roach (Introduction) • Phoneme: the smallest unit of the speech, used to distinguish one word from another e.g. tab - tap bet - pet pin - pen • IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet Dish (transcribed as) dIS Disgrace (transcribed as) dIsgreIs

  3. Peter Roach (Introduction) • Accents: the way people from different geographical places, social class, educational background and agepronounce words differently • Dialect: A variety of language which is different in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and word order.

  4. Peter Roach (Introduction) • RP: Received pronunciation --- accent used by newsreaders on BBC (BBC pronunciation) - not an official accent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtXcrElq5jM • Estuary English: new accent term for the contemporary London sound that is a blend of RP and Cockney - It's even spoken by Prime Ministers and members of the royal family! The glottal stops (abrupt cut off) are very heavy. http://www.accenthelp.com/products-page/british-isles-accents/estuary-english-london/

  5. American Accent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpJ3yzUPbL0 Intelligibility: how comprehendible the speech is to the hearer (the degree to which the speech is understood.

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