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pronunciation vs Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation vs pronunciation

pronunciation and Received Pronunciation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pronunciation Yes No No No
Received Pronunciation Yes No No No
As nouns, Received Pronunciation is a hyponym of pronunciation; that is, Received Pronunciation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pronunciation:
  • pronunciation: the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
  • Received Pronunciation: 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 pronunciation include Received Pronunciation language.
pronunciation (noun) Received Pronunciation (noun)
the manner in which someone utters a word 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 pronunciation and Received Pronunciation

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