Sociophonology of Received Pronunciation : Native and Non-Native Environments / Miroslav Ježek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ježek, Miroslav (Linguist), author.

Series:

Spisy Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, Filozofická fakulta ; Volume 509.

Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity ; Volume 509

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Accents and accentuation.

English language.

English language--Pronunciation.

English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers.

English language--Phonology.

English language--Social aspects.

Sociolinguistics.

English language--Great Britain--Accents and accentuation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brno, Czech Republic : Masaryk University Press, [2021]

Language Note:

Summary in French.

Summary:

Publikace se zabývá spisovnou výslovností anglického jazyka (tzv. RP) a její percepcí anglickými a českými mluvčími. Dále zkoumá role, které výslovnostní model plní v obou prostředích. Úvodní část práce předkládá diachronní i synchronní teoretický rámec, který vychází z bohaté současné i historické odborné literatury a analyzuje RP s využitím sociolingvistických pojmů, především z oblasti jazykové preskripce a standardizace. Praktická část je tvořena výzkumem, jenž byl proveden pomocí internetové stránky s 18 nahrávkami a doplňujícím dotazníkem. Tyto nahrávky byly evaluovány 20 anglickými a 20 českými respondenty. Výzkum se zabývá také sociolingvistickými kategoriemi, které pomáhají vytvářet ideový konstrukt spisovnosti.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9788021098336

8021098333