What is this accent?
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1. Pair the accents with the abbreviations:
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2. Which 3 accents are generally spoken by working classes?
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Standard Southern and Received Pronunciation are middle class or “posh”.
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3. Put the accents in the order you hear them:
“The only time I really felt like I was comfortable with the situation was when I was alone in my lodgings. At all other times the others made me feel quite unwelcome.”
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4. Is the sentence said with northern or southern vowels?
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Northern has short /a/ on these words, Southern has long /ɑː/.
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5. Which accent is likely to disappear completely soon?
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6. Which accent do you hear?
“There were times, especially during meals when we’d all chat a bit about our lives.”
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7. Is the sentence said with northern or southern vowels?
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In Northern accents, /ʌ/ is not pronounced, /ʊ/ is used instead.
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8. Put the accents in the order you hear them:
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9. Which term is not accurate for modern ‘standard’ British English:
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Received Pronunciation is not widely spoken any more.
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10. Which speaker speaks SSBE?
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