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DESCRIPTION: In the light of the current socio-political situation in Gre
 at Britain\, the state that finds itself in the process of finalising BR
 EXIT\, a country led by the Conservative Party\, there is a noticeable c
 hange in the common perception of Received Pronunciation (RP) and its co
 ntemporary varieties\, predominantly among those of opposing political o
 pinions. The given phenomenon is supported by the negative connotation o
 f a word “POSH”\, which in many ways not only characterises the social s
 tatus of those who currently rule the country but also is commonly assoc
 iated with the accent they speak. In the present circumstances\, speakin
 g with a previously admired and universally acclaimed Standard British p
 ronunciation\, also commonly referred to as “The Queen’s English” can be
  much less beneficial than assumed by English language learners. The pro
 ject consists of two main parts: the first part\, theoretical one\, is c
 oncerned with the analysis of existing literature on the given matter\, 
 including the subjects of sociolinguistics\, accents\, political\, socio
 -cultural setting in Great Britain\, historic contexts as well as discou
 rse competences\; the second part – a practical one\, where methods and 
 results are presented. The method is a phonetic analysis of the two tran
 scribed speeches taken as examples of contemporary media discourse: one 
 – extracted from BBC Breakfast\; the other one – from YouTube\, defining
  a less formal environment. In both cases\, the same speaker is analysed
 . The analysis is visualised in two tables. The present research could b
 e of great use when it comes to actualising the more beneficial and up-t
 o-date English-teaching practices. Language changes\, and so does the la
 nguage preference. Hence\, the development of an approach to teaching pr
 onunciation could benefit greatly from the ‘preference shift’ acknowledg
 ement.\n
URL:https://68stuts.bildungs.cafe/events/435.html
SUMMARY:The Impact of Current Trends in British Society on the Phonostyli
 stical Peculiarities of the Media Discourse 
ORGANIZER:stuts68
LOCATION:stuts68 - Odille Morison
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