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Kimm Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Vowels, consonants and class
Do upperclass people drop their vowels and lowerclass people drop their consonants?
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I can't imagine how you can drop a vowel, to be honest - do you have any examples. Some working class accents drop some consonants.
- I can't imagine how you can drop a vowel, to be honest - do you have any examples.
- Some working class accents drop some consonants.
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I can't imagine how you can drop a vowel, to be honest - do you have any examples.
Some working class accents drop some consonants.
Some working class accents drop some consonants.
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You only have to listen to upperclass people and lowerclass people speaking to get the gist, but my statement was intentionally sweeping, meant more as a starting point for discussion than a linguistic hypothesis.
Wikipedia mentions it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_class
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Wikipedia mentions it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_class
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Ah I see what you mean.
We usually say that 'clipped' vowels are an element of upper-class speech, rather than 'dropped' vowels, but the effect is the same. Yes, it can be a feature.
We usually say that 'clipped' vowels are an element of upper-class speech, rather than 'dropped' vowels, but the effect is the same. Yes, it can be a feature.
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KimmDo upperclass people drop their vowels and lowerclass people drop their consonants?Would you kindly provide me with a clear british charts of consonants and vowels ?
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