Received Pronunciation

Meaning

Proper 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 (see received) and used as such in the pronunciation schemes of most British dictionaries. Abbreviation: RP

Origin

• Commonly attributed to Alexander John Ellis{{cite-book
• |year=1869
• |year_published=1968
• |author=Alexander John Ellis
• |authorlink=Alexander John Ellis
• |title=On Early English Pronunciation
• |location=New York
• |publisher=Greenwood Press
• |page=23
• |pageurl=https://archive.org/details/onearlyenglishp09winkgoog/page/n36
• |passage=In the present day we may, however, recognize a received pronunciation all over the country, not widely differing in any particular locality, and admitting a certain degree of variety. It may be especially considered as the educated pronunciation of the metropolis, of the court, the pulpit, and
• but already used earlier.{{R:Critical Pronouncing Dictionary
• |section=scottish
• |page=xiii
• |passage=

• {{cite-book
• |title=An English Pronouncing Dictionary
• |year=1924
• |year_published=1944
• |location=London
• |publisher=J.M. Dent
• |author=Daniel Jones
• |authorlink=Daniel Jones (phonetician)
• |page=x
• |pageurl=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.94053/page/n15