Tag Archives: Estuary English

Kent Accent in the 19th Century: BATH

Posted on 2015/07/24 by swphonetics

Throughout the 19th century, and presumably back to the time of the TRAP-BATH split, the timbre of the BATH vowel in Kent had been a bright [aː]-like quality, roughly in the vacant central open position on an IPA vowel diagram … Continue reading →

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Halfway to Estuary English: H G Wells

Posted on 2015/02/10 by swphonetics

Biologist, author, journalist, H. G. Wells was born in Bromley (Kent, U.K.) in 1866, the youngest son of a professional cricketer and a domestic servant. I’d half expected to hear an example of Estuary English partially modified towards RP, but … Continue reading →

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Said about Estuary English

Posted on 2014/10/27 by swphonetics

This turned up the other day Estuary English – the pride of Kent Susie Rushton’s Notebook: The Independent, Tuesday 7 June 2011 http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/columnists/susie-rushton-estuary-english-ndash-the-pride-of-kent-2293831.html “Let me make my own declamation of regional pride. Estuary is also the accent of people who, … Continue reading →

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