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English accents. 1. English is full of variation. Ways of defining RP. sociolinguistic what do the upper class actually do? (upper-middle classes, educated classes) ideal what is correct? (beautiful, widely accepted, understood everywhere) localizability
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English accents 1. English is full of variation
Ways of defining RP • sociolinguistic • what do the upper class actually do?(upper-middle classes, educated classes) • ideal • what is correct?(beautiful, widely accepted, understood everywhere) • localizability • what is not localizable (within England)? • EFL • what do we teach foreign learners?