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Estuary English — is a name given to the formulation(s) of English widely spoken in South East England and the East of England; especially along the River Thames and its estuary, which is where the two regions meet. Estuary English is commonly described as a… … Wikipedia
Estuary English — noun A form of English influenced by Cockney, spoken in the Thames Estuary and surrounding areas • • • Main Entry: ↑estuary * * * ˌEstuary ˈEnglish [Estuary English] noun uncountable … Useful english dictionary
Estuary English — is the name for a variety of informal and allegedly classless English spoken in the area of the Thames Estuary, i.e. London and parts of the Home Counties (notably Essex). The term was coined in 1984 by a London scholar named David Rosewarne. As… … Modern English usage
estuary English — estuary .English n [U] a way of speaking English that is common in London and the southeast of England. In Estuary English /t/ is pronounced as a ↑glottal stop, and sometimes /l/ is pronounced like /w/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
estuary English — estuary ,English noun uncount BRITISH an English ACCENT (=way of speaking) that many people from London and southeastern England have … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Estuary English — ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK) a type of accent containing features of both received pronunciation and London speech … English terms dictionary
Estuary English — Als Estuary English (engl. estuary: Mündung) bezeichnet man einen Dialekt der englischen Sprache, der ursprünglich im Südosten Englands (im Mündungsgebiet der Themse) gesprochen wurde und derzeit dabei ist, den Rang eines Soziolekts einzunehmen.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Estuary English — Identified by D.Rosewarne in The Times Educational Supplement of 19 October 1984, Estuary English is the variety of English between Cockney and Southern Standard. It is spoken, particularly by young people, in areas around the Thames estuary… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
estuary English — noun (U) a way of speaking English that is common in the London area and is now starting to spread to other areas of England. In Estuary English the letters t , l , and h are often not pronounced … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Estuary English — /ˈɛstʃəri ˌɪŋglɪʃ/ (say eschuhree .ingglish) noun English as it is pronounced in south eastern England, with some features formerly stigmatised but increasingly accepted as standard. Also, Estuary. {from Thames Estuary; coined by linguist David… …
