Similarities and Differences between Estuary English and RP

Question 1

Which accent out of EE and RP have L vocalization?

Answer 1

Estuary English only

Question 2

What is an example of l-vocalization?

Answer 2

“miwk” for milk

Question 3

Which accent has more usage of Glottal stops?

Answer 3

Estuary English

Question 4

What letter glottalization is very common in EE?

Answer 4

t-glottalization

Question 5

When does t-glottalization occur in EE?

Answer 5

When a consonant has a vowel before and after it

Question 6

Does RP use any yod-dropping? Does EE?

Answer 6

RP does not, EE does

Question 7

What is an example of yod-dropping in EE?

Answer 7

“Tuesday” to “Choose Day”

Question 8

What will the word “Dune” sound like in Estuary English?

Answer 8

“June”

Question 9

Which Accent has th-fronting in it and which does not?

Answer 9

EE has th-fronting, RP does not

Question 10

What word types do RP speakers pronounce the “h” phoneme in words?

Answer 10

All word types

Question 11

Where do EE speakers drop the “h” phoneme in words?

Answer 11

Function words

Question 12

What is an example of “h” dropping in a function word?

Answer 12

‘ave instead of have

Question 13

What is a similarity between “r” pronunciation in Estuary English and Received Pronunciation?

Answer 13

Both accents are non-rhotic

Question 14

What is a compromise between EE and RP?

Answer 14

Some vowel sounds are shared such as the “ee” phoneme at the end of “me”