Received Pronunciation

and ultimate attainment in the pronunciation of a foreign language” sought to investigate the notoriously sensationalized notion that once a certain age is reached language learning, to the point of fluency, becomes next to impossible. The researchers endeavoured to collect evidence demonstrating whether or not native speakers of a language could identify non-native, yet highly proficient, second language learners who had near nativelike mastery over the pronunciation of the second language. As a

Social class is a hierarchal structure, whereby people within society are grouped and then classified, depending on their economic, social or educational status. British English is a type of English language, which is used in Great Britain. Within modern contemporary British English, it could be argued that social class plays a major part with how the language is today. Firstly, within Britain, there is a variety of different accents that differ from each other, whereby words are pronounced in a

1. Introduction The mastery of second language phonology refers to the acquisition of the second language (English) sound system, listening comprehension and speaking skills. The acquisition of the L2 phonology is an area of language that has not been thoroughly investigated like other parts of language such as syntax or grammar. In fact, it is only in the last quarter of the twentieth century that studies about this area of language have emerged. As such, research studies about this aspect of second

English Controlled Assessment The English language, although used by almost all across the United Kingdom, has been mutated and altered in so many ways that sometimes we cannot even understand it ourselves. One of the main factors that affects our understanding of the language is one’s regional accent. Although most words and phrases will be comprehensible some phonetics may have changed so much that all we can do is hope that the context of what has been said makes sense in order for us to ‘fill

Introduction A new buzzword, Estuary English, is supposed to be a new kind of English that is spreading quickly throughout England, creating expectations about its future as possible standard accent. The aim of this essay will be to introduce the reader into the environment of this particular variety of English, as well as to provide a general overview about it. This essay is structured as follows. Section 1 attempts to define Estuary English as well as to establish its origins and geographical

It seems unusual to start from scratch with such a thing. With there being several types of accents, why must one feel like they should change theirs? As Text B illustrates, it seems as though it is celebrities in particular that are changing their accents to fit in with ‘showbiz’ and the latest trends or for a movie they will play a part in. Within seconds of meeting someone, we make judgements about who they are just by the way they sound. Attitudes towards accents are based more on social connotations

Literature Review Draft 1. Introduction to language attitudes Language attitudes, which include people’s perception about the language variety in their own community and language varieties in other communities, has been one of the crucial topics in sociolinguistics since 1960s. When people speak of affective qualities of a language variety, it is not the language that is being evaluated, but an underlying stereotype of the speakers themselves. For this reason, attitudes toward divergent language

Introduction In this day and age it is important that one understands the different myths in society. Myth 17 and Myth 20 from the book Language Myths edited by Laurie and Peter Trudgill address many myths that the average layman may have concerning language. I will address the main ideas and my overall insight about Myth 17 and Myth 20. Myth 17 Myth 17 describe by Dennis R Preston is on the topic of language and the different way people speak in the states. The myth is that some varieties of

As pointed out before, RP is a trending topic nowadays but also confusing. The ambiguity and the overlapping use of terms complicate the understanding (hebert, tsingos 2014). Boud 1985 p.8 points out that it is not a single facet term but a generic/umbrella one that involves a range of ideas and activities. In order to apply the concept correctly to dental education, I will present different definitions of related terms such as reflection, critical reflection and reflexivity. Reflective Practice

Since English is essential in getting by in America, people are more likely to judge a person by his/her English mastery. If you speak English well and fluently, you are quite respected. In other words, if you speak “Broken” English, they may subconsciously think of you as less intelligent than people who speak Standard English. However, does a person’s language mastery reflect complete personality? Since it has not been officially approved that language reveals complete personality, it is inaccurate