English Language Task

1. B y K e l e c h i O k o ri e
Estuary English

2. What is Estuary English?
 The “founder "of this term, David Rosewarne
defines Estuary English as “a variety of modified
regional speech, a mixture of non-regional and
local south-eastern English pronunciation and
intonation.” Because it was observed in the South-
East of England, this kind of English pronunciation
was probably called after the Thames estuary.

3. Facts about Estuary English
A feature of "Estuary English" which seems to have
received no attention to date is the r. This feature is
to be found neither in RP nor "London"
pronunciation. It can sound somewhat similar to a
general American r. For the r of General RP, the tip
of the tongue is held close to the rear part of the
upper teeth ridge and the central part of the tongue
is lowered. Many people suggest that in the typical
"Estuary" realization the tip of the tongue is
lowered and the central part raised to a position
close to, but not touching, the soft palate.

4. Pronounciation
The glottal stop is a type of consonantal sound used
in many spoken languages, produced by
obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more
precisely, the glottis.
the glottal stop is most familiar in the Cockney
pronunciation of "butter" as "bu'er"

5. The Glottal stop
The glottal stop In certain positions, especially
replacing /t/ at the end of a word or before a
consonant (Gatwick Airport). On the other hand,
only those speakers closest to the Cockney end of
the continuum would use the glottal stop before a
vowel (as in water), which is still perceived to be a
Cockney feature.
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6. The Glottal stop
The glottal stop In certain positions, especially
replacing /t/ at the end of a word or before a
consonant (Gatwick Airport). On the other hand,
only those speakers closest to the Cockney end of
the continuum would use the glottal stop before a
vowel (as in water), which is still perceived to be a
Cockney feature.
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