Sociophonology of Received Pronunciation : Native and Non-Native Environments.

Intro
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Varieties of RP
1.2 Thesis Outline
1.3 Research Hypotheses
2 THE RISE OF A STANDARD
2.1 Old English
2.2 Middle English
2.3 Early Modern English
2.4 Modern English: the 18th century
2.4.1 Pronouncing Dictionaries: Sheridan and Walker
2.4.2 'Proto RP': comparison of Walker and Jones
2.5 Modern English: The Nineteenth Century
2.5.1 Penny manuals: reaching the masses
2.5.2 The Dictates of the Written Form
2.5.3 Accent and Social Class
2.5.4 The Value of a 'Proper' Accent for Women
2.6 The Birth of RP
2.6.1 Public Schools and RP
2.6.2 RP as a Middle-class Accent
2.6.3 How to Approach RP?
2.6.4 The Role of the BBC
2.7 RP Today
2.7.1 The Death of RP?
2.7.2 Estuary English
2.7.2.1 Estuary English as a source of innovations in RP
2.7.3 RP in the World of ELT
3 PRESCRIPTION AND STANDARDISATION IN LINGUISTICS
3.1 Prescription in Linguistics
3.2 Process of Accent Standardisation: the case of RP
3.3 The Issue of Literacy: spoken and written discourse
4 RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION: UPTON'S MODEL
4.1 Modern Model of RP
4.2 The Phonology of RP: Upton's transcription model
4.2.1 RP Vowels
4.2.1.1 KIT vowel [ɪ]
4.2.1.2 DRESS vowel [ɛ]
4.2.1.3 TRAP vowel [a]
4.2.1.4 LOT vowel [ɒ]
4.2.1.5 STRUT vowel [ʌ]
4.2.1.6 FOOT vowel [ʊ]
4.2.1.7 BATH vowel [ɑ: ~ a]
4.2.1.8 CLOTH vowel [ɒ]
4.2.1.9 NURSE vowel [ə:]
4.2.1.10 FLEECE vowel [i:]
4.2.1.11 FACE vowel [eɪ]
4.2.1.12 PALM vowel [ɑ:]
4.2.1.13 THOUGHT vowel [ɔ:]
4.2.1.14 GOAT vowel [əʊ]
4.2.1.15 GOOSE vowel [u:]
4.2.1.16 PRICE vowel [ʌɪ]
4.2.1.17 CHOICE vowel [ɔɪ]
4.2.1.18 MOUTH vowel [aʊ]
4.2.1.19 NEAR vowel [ɪə]
4.2.1.20 SQUARE vowel [ɛ:]
4.2.1.21 START vowel [ɑ:]
4.2.1.22 NORTH vowel [ɔ:].

4.2.1.23 FORCE vowel [ɔ:]
4.2.1.24 CURE vowel [ʊə ~ ɔ:]
4.2.1.25 happY vowel [i]
4.2.1.26 lettER vowel [ə]
4.2.1.27 commA vowel [ə]
4.2.1.28 KIT and FOOT vowels in unstressed positions
4.2.2 RP consonants
4.2.2.1 Plosives
4.2.2.2 Affricates
4.2.2.3 Nasals
4.2.2.4 Fricatives
4.2.2.5 Approximants
4.2.3 Word stress
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
5.1 Samples
5.2 Respondents
5.3 Selecting variables
5.4 The Website
5.4.1 Personal Information Page
5.4.2 Samples and Accompanying Questions
5.4.2.1 Question 1: What would you label this accent:
5.4.2.2 Question 2: If the previous answer was Near-RP/ Non-RP, please indicate which features influenced your judgement
5.4.2.3 Question 3: Why do you consider the features mentioned above (question 2) not to fall within RP?
5.4.2.4 Question 4: Non-native speakers only: How intelligible do you find this speaker:
5.4.2.5 Question 5: Would you like to make any (more) comments?
6 RESEARCH RESULTS: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSES
6.1 Samples: transcripts, analyses and selected research phenomena
6.2 Respondents: sociolinguistic and personal characteristics
6.2.1 Czech respondents
6.2.2 English respondents
6.3 Research Questions and Results
6.3.1 The Degree of RP-ness: Research Question 1
6.3.2 Selected variables: Research Question 2
6.3.2.1 Lowered TRAP vowel
6.3.2.2 Intrusive /r/
6.3.2.3 FOOT/GOOSE fronting
6.3.2.4 The glottal stop
6.3.2.5 Short BATH
6.3.2.6 Summary: selected variables-CZ and EN respondents
6.3.3 Sociolinguistic Categories of RP: Research Questions 3 and 5
6.3.3.1 Regionality
6.3.3.2 Social status
6.3.3.3 Education
6.3.3.4 Poshness
6.3.3.5 Speed
6.3.3.6 The North and South divide
6.3.4 The Issue of intelligibility: Research Question 4.

7 RP INNOVATIONS IN PRONOUNCING DICTIONARIES
7.1 Vowels
7.2 Consonants
8 CONCLUSION
RÉSUMÉ - Sociophonologie de la Received Pronunciation
BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF PHONETIC SYMBOLS
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 2.