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phonetics and phonology
theoretical context of english pronunciation
phonetics
studies physical production of real sounds in general
phonology
studies how the sounds are organized, structured, their function and how they create meaning
phoneme
the smallest unit that changes the meaning of a word
accents
different pronunciation based on location, social class, time period and education level.
dialect
different vocab, word order and grammar.
RP stands for…
recieved pronunciation
RP is defined as…
An old name for the most common and accepted pronunciation among learners of English. Nowadays, it’s BBC pronunciation.
BBC pronunciation
the standard pronunciation (RP) of British English