Accents within England
As language change continues to take place within Britain and within England. there are some who claim that a relatively newly established accent. Estuary English is due to replace the traditional educated accent of England Received Pronunciation. Estuary English is reported to be used by speakers who constitute the social middle ground and is discussed Rosewarne 1984 in detail under the Estuary English section. in must be emphasized, however, that there are many features in common among these more prevalent accents that are present in England and that they must be thought of as existing on a continuum rather than having strict, non fuzzy boundaries.
The many regional accents within the British Isles are not currently discussed on this site. However, two of the most commonly known and researched accents (RP and Cockney) will be included as will Estuary English as evidence of recent language change. There will also be a discussion of what Katie Wales (1994) refers to as the Queen’s” English and where this fits into the continuum of British accents.