Received Pronunciation
The prestige accent of English traditionally associated with educated speakers and the BBC. RP is a non-regional accent that does not indicate the speaker's geographical origin.
Real World
BBC newsreader Huw Edwards spoke with a Welsh-inflected RP, while earlier broadcasters like Alvar Lidell used a stricter RP — illustrating how even this prestige accent has shifted over decades of broadcasting.
Exam Focus
Avoid calling RP 'correct' English; frame it as a socially prestigious variety and discuss its ideological implications.
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