pronunciation
71spelling pronunciation — a pronunciation based on spelling, usually a variant of the traditional pronunciation. The spelling pronunciation of waistcoat is /wayst koht / rather than /wes keuht/. * * * …
72Differences between General American and Received Pronunciation — Differences between American and British English American English …
73received pronunciation — (RP), received standard are names given to the form of speech associated with educated speakers in the southern counties of England and used as a model for teaching English to foreign learners. This system is the basis of the guidance given on… …
74received pronunciation (RP) — received pronunciation (RP), received standard are names given to the form of speech associated with educated speakers in the southern counties of England and used as a model for teaching English to foreign learners. This system is the basis of… …
75spelling pronunciation — n. a pronunciation of a word that is influenced by its spelling and does not follow standard usage [(fôrʹkas′əl) is a spelling pronunciation of forecastle (fōkʹsəl)] …
76Received Pronunciation — the pronunciation of British English considered to have the widest geographical distribution and the fewest regional peculiarities, originally the pronunciation of educated speakers in southern England and traditionally that used in the public… …
77Received Pronunciation — noun The form of pronunciation of the English language traditionally spoken by the educated classes of the south east of England, considered to be a standard and used as such in the pronunciation schemes of most British dictionaries. Abbreviation …
78Received Pronunciation — N UNCOUNT Received Pronunciation is a way of pronouncing British English that is often used as a standard in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language. The abbreviation RP is also used. The accent represented by the pronunciations in this… …
79spelling pronunciation — spell′ing pronuncia tion n. ling. a pronunciation based on the spelling of a word, esp. one used in place of a traditional pronunciation, as [[t]ˈweɪstˌkoʊt[/t]] instead of [[t]ˈwɛs kət[/t]] for waistcoat[/ex] …
80spelling pronunciation — /ˈspɛlɪŋ prəˌnʌnsieɪʃən/ (say speling pruh.nunseeayshuhn) noun a pronunciation based on the spelling, as /ˈɛpitoʊm/ for epitome. Compare pronunciation spelling …
