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English accents

English accents. 2. Cockney (i). Cockney (= the broadest traditional London working-class speech) is similar to much localized, non-standard English, though traditionally with special usages such as rhyming slang.

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English accents

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  1. English accents 2. Cockney (i)

  2. Cockney (= the broadest traditional London working-class speech) is similar to much localized, non-standard English, though traditionally with special usages such as rhyming slang. Cockney is identifiably south-eastern. Phonologically, it is largely innovative: as compared with RP, it reflects nearly all RP’s historical innovations plus several of its own.

  3. h-dropping ed ˈeofi ˈændo ɑːʔ hammer ˈæmə art ɑːʔ hedge, edge hedʒ, edʒ

  4. TH stopping Dbecomesdin initial position text messaging: da wiv dis

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