Southern British English

noun

1. SBE. the dialect of spoken English regarded as standard in England and considered as having high social status in comparison with other British English dialects. Historically, it is derived from the S East Midland dialect of Middle English See also Received Pronunciation

Example Sentences

Of the 10 accents studied, Glaswegians were perceived as most likely to stand up for someone who was being harassed, people with Scouse accents were seen as most likely to commit crimes and people with Standard Southern British English accents were viewed as most likely to report a relative to the police for a minor offence.

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They identified three voices, estuary English, southern British English and multicultural London English.

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People with this accent tend to say vowels in their words like "bate" and "boat" with the tongue starting at a point higher up in the mouth compared to people with the standard southern British English, Dr Cole added.

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In recent years, Cockney and the King's English were spoken by people of all ages, but now 49% of the participants spoke in a standard southern British English accent, which the study said was a modern, updated version of received pronunciation.

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