An Analysis Of Cockney Accent As Being Accused Of A Working Class Accent Of Londoners
AN ANALYSIS OF COCKNEY ACCENT AS BEING ACCUSED OF A WORKING
CLASS ACCENT OF LONDONERS by Atik Choirun Nisa
A320120201
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta atiknissa@gmail.com ABSTRACT
This research is intended to explain why the Cockney accent is considered as a working class accent in London. The type of the study is descriptive qualitative. There are three techniques of collecting data, namely: observation, interview, and analyzing document. Methods of analyzing data are discussion, display data and conclusion.
The techniques of analyzing data are discussion, display data and drawing conclusion or verification. The result of the study is that Cockney accent is being accused as a working class accent is: 1) Amounts of uneducated people who work in a trade or buildings that speak with a Cockney accent. 2) Cockney is characterized by its own development of "Cockney rhyming slang”. 3) Cockney people do not pronounce the letter “T” which is massively different from Received Pronunciation accent (upper class accent).
Key Words: Cockney accent, the working class, uneducated people, different, Received Pronunciation, the upper class.
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the study
The United Kingdom is considered to be the most dialect-obsessed nation in the world. With countless accents that exist in the United Kingdom are historically shaped by thousands of years of history. Even in such a small space or region of the United Kingdom, there are varieties of accents that the people actually hold. One of them is named “Cockney”. The term “Cockney” refers to both the accent and the people that speak it. One explanation is that "Cockney" literally means cock 's egg, a misshapen egg such as sometimes laid by young hens. The etymology of Cockney has long been discussed and disputed. Cockney, geographically and culturally, refers to the working classes in London, particularly people from the East End or from South East London (Wikipedia). Linguistically, it is the name given to
CLASS ACCENT OF LONDONERS by Atik Choirun Nisa
A320120201
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta atiknissa@gmail.com ABSTRACT
This research is intended to explain why the Cockney accent is considered as a working class accent in London. The type of the study is descriptive qualitative. There are three techniques of collecting data, namely: observation, interview, and analyzing document. Methods of analyzing data are discussion, display data and conclusion.
The techniques of analyzing data are discussion, display data and drawing conclusion or verification. The result of the study is that Cockney accent is being accused as a working class accent is: 1) Amounts of uneducated people who work in a trade or buildings that speak with a Cockney accent. 2) Cockney is characterized by its own development of "Cockney rhyming slang”. 3) Cockney people do not pronounce the letter “T” which is massively different from Received Pronunciation accent (upper class accent).
Key Words: Cockney accent, the working class, uneducated people, different, Received Pronunciation, the upper class.
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the study
The United Kingdom is considered to be the most dialect-obsessed nation in the world. With countless accents that exist in the United Kingdom are historically shaped by thousands of years of history. Even in such a small space or region of the United Kingdom, there are varieties of accents that the people actually hold. One of them is named “Cockney”. The term “Cockney” refers to both the accent and the people that speak it. One explanation is that "Cockney" literally means cock 's egg, a misshapen egg such as sometimes laid by young hens. The etymology of Cockney has long been discussed and disputed. Cockney, geographically and culturally, refers to the working classes in London, particularly people from the East End or from South East London (Wikipedia). Linguistically, it is the name given to
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