Mgr. Lenka Koudelková

Bachelor's thesis

Cockney and Estuary English

Cockney and Estuary English
Abstract:
Bakalářská práce se zabývá tématem změn v anglickém jazyce a jeho výslovnosti za poslední desetiletí. Zejména se soustřeďuje na vývoj nového akcentu – Estuary English – který vznikl zejména díky působení Cockney, tedy akcentu londýnské dělnické třídy, na anglický výslovnostní standard – Received Pronunciation (RP). Někteří lingvisti se domnívají, že tento „nový“ akcent v budoucnu RP nahradí. Jazykové …more
Abstract:
The present thesis deals with the changes that occurred in English language over the few last decades. It focuses especially on a newly observed variety called Estuary English, which developed thanks to the impact of Cockney, the London’s working-class dialect, on Received Pronunciation (RP), the English pronunciation standard and model. Estuary English is by some linguists considered to be “the new …more
 

Keywords

Cockney Estuary English Received Pronunciation dialect accent language variety
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 7. 5. 2012
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/evoak/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 11. 6. 2012
  • Supervisor: PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D.

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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