YHU Scientific Journal, Vol 8, p.73-77, 2023
ESTUARY ENGLISH AND ITS LINGUISTIC FEATURES AS AN ACCENT
Yeran Khachatrian
Yerevan Haybusak University, “Roslin” Academy of Arts and Humanities
Submitted 14.05.2023, accepted 10.07.2023
Submitted 14.05.2023, accepted 10.07.2023
DOI: 10.61484/29538181-ss.8.23-73
Abstract. English language learners often get in contact with different pronunciations and accents as nearly everyone in Great Britain speaks with an accent and only about 3-5 % uses the RP in their everyday language. Among them Estuary English has a special role in the U.K. Some people think it is “tomorrow’s RP”. It first really appeared in 1980s, but now it is established in the South of England as a new accent.
Keywords: Estuary English, RP, Cockney English, l-vocalization․ glottaling, happy-tensing, yod-coalescence, accent, h dropping, th fronting.