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Non-rhoticity: see explanation above under Received Pronunciation, 
above. 
Trap-bath split: see explanation above under Received Pronunciation. 
London vowel shift: The vowel sounds are shifted around so that 
Cockney “day” sounds is pronounced IPA dæɪ (close to American “die”) and 
Cockney buy verges near IPA bɒɪ (close to American “boy”). 
Glottal Stopping: the letter t is pronounced with the back of the throat 
(glottis) in between vowels; hence better becomes IPA be?ə (sounds to 
outsiders like “be’uh”). 
L-vocalization: The l at the end of words often becomes a vowel sound 
Hence pal can seem to sound like “pow.” (I’ve seen this rendered in IPA as 
/w/, /o,/ and /ɰ/.) 
Th-Fronting: The th in words like think or this is pronounced with a 
more forward consonant depending on the word: thing becomes “fing,” this 
becomes “dis,” and mother becomes “muhvah.” 
Speech Samples: 
Actor Ray Winstone 
Heavy metal rocker Steve Harri 
Estuary English (Southeast British) 
Estuary is an accent derived from London English which has achieved a 
status slightly similar to “General American” in the US. Features of the 
accent can be heard around Southeast England, East Anglia, and perhaps 
further afield. It is arguably creeping into the Midlands and North. 
Features: 
Similar to Cockney, but in general Estuary speakers do not front th 
words or raise the vowel in trap. There are few hard-and-fast rules, however. 
Glottal stoppingof ‘t’ and l-vocalization (see above) are markers of this 

accent, but there is some debate about their frequency. 
Speech Samples: 
Comedian Russell Brand 
Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay 
Comedian Ricky Gervais 
West Country (Southwest British) 
West Country refers to a large swath of accents heard in the South of 
England, starting about fifty miles West of London and extending to the 
Welsh border. 
Features: 
Rhoticity, meaning that the letter r is pronounced after vowels. So, for 
example, whereas somebody from London would pronounce mother as 
“muthah,” somebody from Bristol would say “mutherrr“. (i.e. the way people 
pronounce the word in America or Ireland). 
Otherwise, this is a huge dialect area, so there’s tons of variation. 
Speech Samples: 
Comedian Stephen Merchant 
Archaeologist Phil Harding (from Wiltshire) 
Comedian Justin Lee Collins (Another Bristol Accent) (also from 
Bristol) 

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