accents in the UK

Question 1

Features of Estuary English:

Answer 1

• Glottal stops
• Th-fronting
• H-dropping

Question 2

Origins of Estuary English:

Answer 2

(1984) David Rosewarne observed people from all social backgrounds use the same blend of Received Pronunciation and Cockney around the Thames area.

Question 3

Origins of Scouse accent:

Answer 3

• the word ‘Scouse’ itself goes back to Liverpool’s fishing roots. It’s a shortening of ‘lobscouse,’ which was a stew commonly eaten by sailors.
• the Scouse accent was born from a mix of English, European accents (particularly Norwegian), Irish, and Welsh influences brought by immigrants.

Question 4

Features of scouse accent:

Answer 4

• nasal sounds: consonant ‘T’ pronounced more like the letter ‘R’
• Th-fronting
• G-dropping

Question 5

Features of MLE accent:

Answer 5

• Long vowel sounds
• Opposite of H-dropping
• Nasal ‘ing’ sounds: ‘in’ instead of ‘ing’

Question 6

Origins of MLE:

Answer 6

• based on the traditional East End Cockney dialect, but it has several different sounds and grammatical constructions.
• rooted mostly in the widespread migration from the Caribbean to the UK following World War II.