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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ESTUARY ENGLISH

From the area around the Thames estuary where it originated.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ESTUARY ENGLISH

estuary English play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESTUARY ENGLISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Estuary English is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ESTUARY ENGLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Estuary English

Estuary English is a dialect of English widely spoken in South East England, especially along the River Thames and its estuary. Phonetician John C. Wells defines Estuary English as "Standard English spoken with the accent of the south-east of England". The name comes from the area around the Thames, particularly its Estuary. Estuary English can be heard from some people in east London, north Kent, and south Essex. Estuary English shares many features with Cockney, and there is some debate among linguists as to where Cockney speech ends and Estuary English begins. The variety first came to public prominence in an article by David Rosewarne in the Times Educational Supplement in October 1984. Rosewarne argued that it may eventually replace Received Pronunciation in the south-east. Studies have indicated that Estuary English is not a single coherent form of English; rather, it consists of some phonetic features of working-class London speech spreading at various rates socially into middle-class speech and geographically into other accents of south-eastern England.

Definition of estuary English in the English dictionary

The definition of estuary English in the dictionary is a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESTUARY ENGLISH

estrich
estridge
estrildid
estrin
estriol
estro
estrogen
estrogenic
estrogenically
estrone
estrous
estrual
estrum
estrus
estuarial
estuarian
estuaries
estuarine
estuary
esurience

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESTUARY ENGLISH

American English
basic English
Canadian English
Chinglish
Dalglish
Early English
English
half-English
Hinglish
King´s English
Middle English
Modern English
Old English
Oxford English
pidgin English
polish
queen´s English
Singlish
Spanglish
Standard English
the English

Synonyms and antonyms of estuary English in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «estuary English» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESTUARY ENGLISH

Find out the translation of estuary English to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of estuary English from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «estuary English» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

河口英语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estuario Inglés
570 millions of speakers

English

estuary English
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुहाना अंग्रेजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصب الإنجليزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

устье английский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estuário Inglês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এস্তোনিয়ান ইংরেজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

estuaire anglais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muara Inggeris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Estuary English
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

河口英語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하구 영어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muara Inggris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa sông Tiếng Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆங்கிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुहम्मद इंग्लिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Haliç İngilizce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estuario English
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ujście angielski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гирло англійська
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

estuar engleză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκβολές English
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

monding Engels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mynningen Engelska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elvemunning engelsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of estuary English

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESTUARY ENGLISH»

The term «estuary English» is used very little and occupies the 160.754 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESTUARY ENGLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «estuary English» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «estuary English» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about estuary English

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESTUARY ENGLISH»

Discover the use of estuary English in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to estuary English and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cockney and Estuary English - a comparison
This comparison and combination results from the question in how far Cockney as one of the two main reference dialects of Estuary English has influenced this rather new accent which recently has gained a lot of public attention.
Silja Recknagel, 2007
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Estuary English: Dialect Levelling in Southern Great Britain
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Bayreuth, 15 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Ever since David Rosewarne first coined ...
Swantje Tönnies, 2008
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Shallow-water dictionary: a grounding in estuary English
"This dictionary, a sort of salvage operation of words drifting from dictionary language, may serve to moor the terminology of estuary English..". -- from the introduction to Shallow Water Dictionary
John R. Stilgoe, 1994
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Do You Speak Estuary?: The New Standard English
A guide to the phenomenon of "Estuary English". This book explains what it is, shows you how to test whether you do speak it, and explains what it means about you socially, culturally and linguistically.
Paul Coggle, 1993
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Dublin English: Evolution and Change
Given its intermediate status, it is to be expected that Estuary English - inasmuch as it is can be determined - contains some features from Cockney but by no means all, otherwise it would be this variety. What is linguistically interesting is to  ...
Raymond Hickey, 2005
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Dijja Wanna Say Sumfing?: A Guide to Estuary English
Dictionary and pronunciation guide to this common and comical english dialect. Ideal for performers, writers and english classes.
Steve Crancher, 2003
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World Englishes Volumes I-III Set: Volume I: The British ...
In an ongoing debate concerning linguistic features of the Englishes of the Southeast, considerable attention has been given to so-called 'Estuary English', evident in linguistics and the media since David Rosewarne coined the term in 1984, ...
Tometro Hopkins, Kendall Decker, John McKenny, 2012
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Readings in English Phonetics and Phonology
(eds.) (1997): English Pronouncing Dictionary(15th Edition) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Rosewarne, David (1984): “Estuary English”. The Times Educational Supplement, 19 October 1984: 29. Rosewarne, David (1994): “Estuary ...
María Inmaculada Arboleda-Guirao, 2014
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English Pronunciation Models: A Changing Scene
A relevant question at this point seems to be 'What is Estuary English?' Its status and exact phonetic nature are beyond the scope of this paper, however it has been demonstrated elsewhere (Przedlacka 2002) that the claims about the birth of ...
Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, Joanna Przedlacka, 2008
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Practical Phonetics and Phonology: A Resource Book for Students
... l-vocalisation and th-stopping. To what extent does Matthew's speech coincide with Peter Trudgill's description of 'Estuary English'? (see Section D, pp. 290—3) A good website with much material on Estuary English (and much speculation!) ...
Beverley Collins, Inger M. Mees, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESTUARY ENGLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term estuary English is used in the context of the following news items.
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Frazer Hines talks Agatha Christie, Doctor Who and Emmerdale
He's estuary English, and a little cockney and he's a very happy man. “When I originally came on there was some gloomy music and I said to ... «Daventry Express, Jul 15»
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The Higher Life
He speaks with the kind of Estuary English accent that you might encounter in a London pub. Puddicombe started off by taking an informal poll. «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
3
Posh accents, discrimination and employment in Australia
This has led, among other things, to the emergence of what has been labelled Estuary English, a mix of a posh accent and certain Cockney ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
4
Russia is Not a Reading List
... traces of common “estuary English” and football players may be richer than bank managers, this is a much more dynamic and complex issue. «Russia!, Jun 15»
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Reviewed: Suburban Hell
I prefer Badland's choice to keep her Estuary English accent when she reveals her alien origins, whereas Wix switches to RP when transformed ... «Doctor Who UK Webzine, Jun 15»
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Parlez-vous prole? Why the upper classes use mockney accents
... fans on his recent trip Down Under or adopting the Estuary English more often heard among those somewhat further down the social ladder. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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'Why wasn't Prince William in Parliament to support the Queen …
Oh dear, a new dad complete with estuary English. The point is that William is a Prince and he should behave like one. He should stop ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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11 budding superstars to watch at the Under-20 World Cup
... leading their local team to some of the finest moments in the club's history, though he speaks in classic Estuary English after having spent his ... «SB Nation, May 15»
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'Labour didn't cause the crash but we weren't cautious . . . we spent …
He would never drop into matey estuary English. But he also wrote a biography of Engels, prefers Labour's red flag to the red rose and ... «The Times, May 15»
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The Littoral Space
Our denatured, elided Cockney accents are officially named Estuary English. I've spent my entire life out here. I grew up an hour away by bus, ... «Matter, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Estuary English [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/estuary-english>. May 2024 ».
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