Received Pronunciation

Japanese: Received Pronunciation（英語表記）ReceivedPronunciation

...These dialects were formed by the addition of various elements and changes over time, based on the dialects of the places where early immigrants from England came from. Since many immigrants to New England came from the south and southeast of England, they show common characteristics of the standard pronunciation Received Pronunciation (abbreviation RP) based on Southern British English. The prototypes of GA were the northern dialects of England and the Scottish dialects from Northern Ireland, and since many of these speakers played a role in pushing the frontier westward, dialects based on these prototypes spread over a wide area. ...

From [English]

...Spelling reform has been attempted many times in modern times, especially since the 18th century, but with a few exceptions, it has not been successful because this distinguishing function of spelling cannot be ignored.
[Modern English Pronunciation]
Standard British pronunciation (Received Pronunciation, RP) is based on the cultivated southern (including London) dialect. RP vowels are converted to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Received Pronunciation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの方言は，イギリスからの初期の移住者の出身地の方言を原型とし，時代的変遷と各種要素の付加により形成されたと言えよう。ニューイングランドにはイングランド南部および南東部からの移住者が多かったので，イギリス南部英語に基づく標準発音Received Pronunciation(略称RP)に共通する特徴を示す。GAの原型になったのはイングランドの北部方言，北アイルランドから来たスコットランド方言で，その話者の多くがフロンティアを西方に推し進める役割を担ったので，これを原型とする方言が広い地域に広まった。…

【英語】より

…近代とくに18世紀以降には綴り字改革がたびたび試みられたが，少の例外を除いて成功を見ないのは，綴り字のこの弁別機能を無視できないことにもよる。
［現代英語の発音］
　イギリスの標準語の発音(容認発音Received Pronunciation，略称RP)は教養ある南部(ロンドンを含む)方言に基づくものである。RPの母音を国際音声字母(IPA。…

※「Received Pronunciation」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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