Re: S & A audio version

Posted by Ian E-N on September 16, 1999 at 09:52:43 from 148.88.145.178 via proxy halifax.lancs.ac.uk:

In Reply to: Re: S & A audio version posted by Beck on September 16, 1999 at 06:38:14:

much information on this fine website inc. the following ultimately decipherable description.........

Estuary English (EE) is like Received Pronunciation (RP), but unlike Cockney, in being associated with
standard grammar and usage; it is like Cockney, but unlike RP (as traditionally
described), in being characterized by tendencies towards, for example,

• vocalization of preconsonantal/final /l/, perhaps with various vowel mergers
  before it (miwk-bottoo 'milk-bottle')
  
• striking allophony in GOAT (>
  [QU] before dark /l/ or its reflex), leading perhaps to a phonemic split
  (wholly holy)
  
• use of [?] for traditional
  [t] in many non-initial positions (take i' off)
  
• diphthong shift, particularly of the FACE, PRICE and GOAT vowels (wotshor
  nime?)
  
• yod coalescence even before a stressed /face="Ipa-samd Uclphon1 SILDoulosL">u:/
  (Chooseday)

• h-dropping ('and on 'eart)
  
• TH fronting (I fink)
  
• monophthongal realization of the MOUTH vowel (Sahfend).

didn't find any sound files though and not sure that I agree that the glottal stop "is surely no more than an allophone of /t/ " - personally I believe it is a strange physiological effect whereby the brain is made to hiccup.

• Estuary English

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