The rise of a standard

Obsahuje: 2.1 Old English -- 2.2 Middle English -- 2.3 Early Modern English -- 2.4 Modern English: the 18th century -- 2.4.1 Pronouncing Dictionaries: Sheridan and Walker -- 2.4.2 'Proto RP': comparison of Walker and Jones -- 2.5 Modern English: The Nineteenth Century -- 2.5.1 Penny manuals: reaching the masses -- 2.5.2 The Dictates of the Written Form -- 2.5.3 Accent and Social Class -- 2.5.4 The Value of a 'Proper' Accent for Women -- 2.6 The Birth of RP -- 2.6.1 Public Schools and RP -- 2.6.2 RP as a Middle-class Accent -- 2.6.3 How to Approach RP? -- 2.6.4 The Role of the BBC -- 2.7 RP Today -- 2.7.1 The Death of RP? -- 2.7.2 Estuary English -- 2.7.2.1 Estuary English as a source of innovations in RP -- 2.7.3 RP in the World of ELT