Received Pronunciation

E9145

accent standard accent variety of English

Received Pronunciation is the traditionally prestigious accent of Standard British English, historically associated with educated speakers and national broadcasting in the United Kingdom.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Received Pronunciation canonical	23
Mainstream RP	3
Contemporary RP	2
Queen's English	2
Standard Southern British English	2
King's English	1
Oxford accent	1
Received Pronunciation English	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T101474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Received Pronunciation
Context triple: [South African English, historicallyInfluencedBy, Received Pronunciation]

A. Australasian English
Australasian English is the group of English varieties spoken primarily in Australia and New Zealand, characterized by distinct accents, vocabulary, and regional usage.
B. American English
American English is the set of English language varieties spoken in the United States, characterized by distinctive pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar compared to other forms of English.
C. Irish English
Irish English is the set of distinctive varieties of the English language spoken in Ireland, characterized by unique pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical features influenced by Irish (Gaeilge) and the country’s history.
D. New Zealand English
New Zealand English is the distinctive variety of the English language spoken in New Zealand, characterized by its unique accent, vocabulary, and influences from Māori.
E. Australian English
Australian English is the variety of the English language spoken in Australia, characterized by its distinctive accent, vocabulary, and some unique grammatical and spelling conventions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Received Pronunciation
Target entity description: Received Pronunciation is the traditionally prestigious accent of Standard British English, historically associated with educated speakers and national broadcasting in the United Kingdom.

A. Australasian English
Australasian English is the group of English varieties spoken primarily in Australia and New Zealand, characterized by distinct accents, vocabulary, and regional usage.
B. American English
American English is the set of English language varieties spoken in the United States, characterized by distinctive pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar compared to other forms of English.
C. Irish English
Irish English is the set of distinctive varieties of the English language spoken in Ireland, characterized by unique pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical features influenced by Irish (Gaeilge) and the country’s history.
D. New Zealand English
New Zealand English is the distinctive variety of the English language spoken in New Zealand, characterized by its unique accent, vocabulary, and influences from Māori.
E. Australian English
Australian English is the variety of the English language spoken in Australia, characterized by its distinctive accent, vocabulary, and some unique grammatical and spelling conventions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	accent ⓘ standard accent ⓘ variety of English ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	BBC English ⓘ King's English ⓘ linked to: Received Pronunciation Oxford English ⓘ Public School English ⓘ Queen's English ⓘ linked to: Received Pronunciation RP ⓘ Standard Southern British English ⓘ linked to: Received Pronunciation
associatedWith	British establishment ⓘ British public schools ⓘ Oxbridge universities ⓘ linked to: Oxford and Cambridge college systems educated speakers in the United Kingdom ⓘ upper-class speakers in the United Kingdom ⓘ
codifiedIn	Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
contrastedWith	General American ⓘ linked to: American English regional British accents ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
decliningAs	default accent of British national broadcasting ⓘ
describedBy	Daniel Jones ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	phonetics ⓘ phonology ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ
firstDescribedAsTerm	early 20th century ⓘ
hasPrestigeStatus	traditionally prestigious accent of Standard British English ⓘ
hasVariant	Conservative RP ⓘ Contemporary RP ⓘ linked to: Received Pronunciation Mainstream RP ⓘ linked to: Received Pronunciation
historicallyUsedIn	BBC broadcasting ⓘ national broadcasting in the United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalPeakPeriod	20th century ⓘ
influence	pronunciation norms in dictionaries of British English ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notStronglyTiedTo	any specific locality ⓘ
phonologicalFeature	contrast between /æ/ and /ɑː/ ⓘ intrusive r ⓘ linking r ⓘ long mid vowels in words like 'face' and 'goat' ⓘ non-rhoticity ⓘ weak vowel reduction in unstressed syllables ⓘ yod coalescence in words like 'tune' and 'dune' ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Southern England ⓘ linked to: southern England
socialStatus	class-based accent ⓘ
usedAs	reference accent in phonetic description of British English ⓘ teaching model for learners of British English ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South African English → historicallyInfluencedBy → Received Pronunciation ⓘ

Scottish English → differsFrom → Received Pronunciation ⓘ

British English → hasRegionalVariety → Received Pronunciation ⓘ

Bangalore English → differsFrom → Received Pronunciation English ⓘ