模板Standard English Different Accents 标准英语与口音.pptVIP

优选文档 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Standard English Different Accents September 24th,2012 优选文档 * Contents 1. What is standard English? 2. Received Pronunciation 3. General American 4. Australian English 5. Conclusion 优选文档 * 1.What is standard English? Standard English (often shortened to S.E. within linguistic circles) refers to whatever form of the English language is accepted as a national norm in an Anglophone country. It is defined not as a language, a style, an accent, but as standardized grammar and vocabulary with different accents. 优选文档 * In the British Isles, particularly in England and Wales, Standard English is often associated with: the Received Pronunciation accent. In the United States, it is generally associated with the General American accent, and in Australia, it is usually associated with General Australian. 优选文档 * 2.Received Pronunciation 2.1.Dedinition Received Pronunciation (RP) is the standard accent of Standard English in Great Britain, it is defined in the Concise Oxford Dictionary as the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England, although some have argued that it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales. 优选文档 * It is important not to confuse the notion of Received Pronunciation with the standard variety of the English language used in England .The study of RP is concerned exclusively with pronunciation, while study of the standard language is also concerned with matters such as grammar, vocabulary and style. 优选文档 * 2.2.History of Received Pronunciation RP has most in common with the Early Modern English dialects of the East Midlands. This was the most populated and most prosperous area of England during the 14th and 15th centuries. By the end of the 15th century, Standard English was established in the City of London. A mixture of London speech with elements from East Midlands, Middlesex and Essex, became known as Received Pronunciation