RP · BBC English · Standard Southern British
The traditional prestige accent of southern England. Long carried by national broadcasting and higher education, but no longer dominant in everyday British speech.
- Approximate centre
- 51.51°, -0.13°
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Received Pronunciation vs Southern American English
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Southern Drawl
The dialects of the US South, characterised by the Southern Vowel Shift, the pin-pen merger, and a distinct lexical tradition.
- Approximate centre
- 33.75°, -84.39°
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