Estuary English
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Native speakers | 8. 6~ million |
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Regions | River Thames |
South East | |
London | |
Language family | Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic > Anglic > English > British English > Estuary English |
Writing system | English alphabet |
Native to | United Kingdom |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2480398 |
About Estuary English
Estuary English is an English accent associated with the area along the River Thames and its estuary. Phonetician John C. Wells proposed a definition of Estuary English as "Standard English spoken with the accent of the southeast of England".