PHONETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF REGIONAL ENGLISH ACCENTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RP, COCKNEY AND GENERAL AMERICAN
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Keywords

Phonetics, Regional Accents, Received Pronunciation, RP, Cockney, General American, GA, Rhoticity, Non-Rhoticity, Vowel Shifts, Diphthongs, Th-Fronting, H-Dropping, Glottal Stops, Linguistic Diversity, English Dialects, Accent Comparison, Sociolinguistics, Phonological Features.

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PHONETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF REGIONAL ENGLISH ACCENTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RP, COCKNEY AND GENERAL AMERICAN. (2024). MEDICINE, PEDAGOGY AND TECHNOLOGY: THEORY AND PRACTICE, 2(12), 71-78. https://universalpublishings.com/index.php/mpttp/article/view/8738

Abstract

 This article examines the phonetic aspects of three prominent 
English accents: Received Pronunciation (RP), Cockney, and General 
American (GA). It provides an overview of each accent's historical and cultural 
context, followed by a detailed analysis of their key phonetic characteristics. 
The comparison highlights features such as rhoticity, vowel articulation, and 
consonant shifts, emphasizing the distinctions and overlaps between these 
varieties. The dual conclusions underline the linguistic richness and 
sociocultural significance of regional accents, encouraging readers to 
appreciate the diversity and evolution of English. This piece is particularly 
useful for linguists, students of phonetics, and anyone interested in 
dialectology. 

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