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orthoepy vs Received Pronunciation language

Received Pronunciation language vs orthoepy

orthoepy and Received Pronunciation language both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
orthoepy Yes No No No
Received Pronunciation language Yes No No No
As nouns, Received Pronunciation language is a hyponym of orthoepy; that is, Received Pronunciation language is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orthoepy:
  • orthoepy: the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
  • Received Pronunciation language: the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting
Other hyponyms of orthoepy include Received Pronunciation.
orthoepy (noun) Received Pronunciation language (noun)
a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting
the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
Difference between orthoepy and Received Pronunciation language

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