Bc. Miroslav Ježek, Ph.D.

Master's thesis

Upton’s Model of RP: based on a research study into the current awareness of speakers and respondents of English

Upton’s Model of RP: based on a research study into the current awareness of speakers and respondents of English
Abstract:
Diplomova prace se zabyva vyslovnostnim standardem anglickeho jazyka (RP), jak z diachronickeho, tak i synchronickeho pohledu. Jednim z jejich cilu je predstavit transkripcni model vytvoreny prof. Uptonem, zvazit jeho sociolingivisticke i foneticko-fonologicke vyhody a nevyhody. Tezistem prakticke casti prace je webova stranka obsahujici nahravky rodilych mluvcich a dotazniky, ktere byly vyplneny ceskymi …more
Abstract:
At the beginning, the present thesis offers both diachronic and synchronic insight into the sociolinguistic status of RP in England. Its main objective is to introduce and weigh the pros and cons of the transcription model of RP devised by Upton. The practical part of the thesis centres around a website with recordings of native speakers of English. The website was launched with a view to gathering …more
 

Keywords

phonetics linguistics dialectology Received Pronunciation RP accent standardisation prescriptivism Upton model
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 5. 2009
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/z6bew/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 18. 6. 2009
  • Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Ludmila Urbanová, CSc.

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