Questions for Posters With English Accents

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I am from the north of England and I don't drop my T's and the only people I know who do are on TV or live in different parts of the UK. I tried to do it when I say some things and it feels weird for me to do it, really awkward.

I really don't mind it if that is how they speak but I hate people faking accents, mine gets mimicked a lot because it is well liked.

I didn't know it was fashionable at all.


I'm female, 17 and from NE England.
 
I'm from the UK but I don't think I can really answer those questions as I don't speak Cockney and drop my t's.
 
Have you tried posting your questions on any UK message boards? Although we do have some UK folks on :ff: it seems like you might get a better response where the majority of posters are from the UK.
 
Hello, thanks for your answer. Actually the questions are for everyone living in the UK, because a cluster of features from Cockney (including the replacement of /t/ by a glottal stop) are spreading. So I'm really interested in the point of view of people from the north of England for example (even from Scotland).
 
I am from Southern American, too... Arkansas/Oklahoma, so I can't help you... sorry :( But I hope some other folks respond :)
 
I speak English with a 'Norf London' accent which is very similar if not the same as estuary english ( which basically means, the language spoken along the Thames). I wouldn't call it fashionable as it's been around for years.
The dropping of the t is more Cockney(East London).

I think people drop the t more through laziness then anything else. But your questions seem more for people who are not from London so I'll leave it to them

:)
 
Normally we would request that you ask homework questions on our Homework Thread but since you are looking for a large number of responses this thread is okay.

I speak with an American Southern accent (Misssissippi) so I can't help with your survey but I hope that there will be folks here who can and will help you.
 
Hi guys! I’m doing research in sociolinguistics on a London-based accent which is called “Estuary English”. For example, people speaking with this accent would drop ‘t’ at the end of words like in /righ’/. This is typical of British people, especially Londoners, but it is spreading to other parts of the UK and I would like to understand why this accent is so fashionable. So I’m asking for your help, please. What you have to do is just honestly answer to a maximum of the few following questions. Here we go:

1. Have you ever heard someone dropping ‘t’ at the end of words like in /righ’/ instead of /right/?

2. Are you dropping ‘t’ sometimes, like in /no/ instead of /not/ or /wha’ever/, /I’ve go’/…? And if yes:
a. Are you doing it on purpose? Is it natural to you?
b. In what context are you doing it?
c. Do you think that it gives a cool image of you speaking like that?
d. Would you use this accent with your parents?
e. Are you aware that it has become fashionable in the UK?
f. Did you know it comes from London? If yes, is it a sufficient reason for you to make use of this accent? Why?

3. If you are not using this accent (not dropping ‘t’, not pronuncing /miwk/ instead of /milk/), what are the reasons?

Thanks in advance for your participation. You can either reply here or email me at [email protected]
Think to mention your age, gender and city (+ country) at the end of your message please.

Yoann P.
 
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