Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation Received Pronunciation /rᵻˈsiːvd prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/; RP is the accent of Standard English in the United Kingdom, with a relationship to regional accents similar to the relationship in other European languages between their standard varieties and their regional forms1 RP is defined in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as "the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England",2 although it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales34 Peter Trudgill estimated in 1974 that 3% of people in Britain were RP speakers5 RP enjoys high social prestige in Britain6 It has thus been seen as the accent of those with power, money, and influence, though it has in recent times been perceived negatively by some as associated with undeserved privilege78 Since the 1960s, a greater permissiveness towards regional English varieties has taken hold in education9 The study of RP is concerned exclusively with pronunciation, whereas "Standard English", "the Queens English", "Oxford English", and "BBC English" are also concerned with matters such as grammar, vreceived pronunciation, received pronunciation audio, received pronunciation examples, received pronunciation vowel chart pdf, received pronunciation youtube, received pronunciation video Received Pronunciation