Englishuser Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
What's RP?
Hello,
As we've been discussing the position of RP, RP speakers, advantages and disadvantages with an RP accent, etc., I think it's paramount to ask and define what exactly RP is. How would you define RP? What's the difference between 'modern RP' and 'conservative RP'?
As we've been discussing the position of RP, RP speakers, advantages and disadvantages with an RP accent, etc., I think it's paramount to ask and define what exactly RP is. How would you define RP? What's the difference between 'modern RP' and 'conservative RP'?
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Received Pronunciation
-noun
the pronunciation of British English considered to have the widest geographical distribution and the fewest regional peculiarities, originally the pronunciation of educated speakers in southern England and traditionally that used in the public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge universities, adopted by many speakers elsewhere in England and widely used in br
-noun
the pronunciation of British English considered to have the widest geographical distribution and the fewest regional peculiarities, originally the pronunciation of educated speakers in southern England and traditionally that used in the public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge universities, adopted by many speakers elsewhere in England and widely used in br
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