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The cockney accent

Emilie Borel

Created on December 4, 2023

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The cockney accent

The Cokney acent

- East-End of London - a badge of identity

Who ?

Michael Caine

- London Taxi driver - the guy who distributes newspapers

Mary Poppins

Extract from "My fair Lady"

Main Caracteristics : - contracted words - no pronounciation of -th - no pronounciation of -h

Cockney rhyming slang

- Form of english slang -Many of its expressions have passed into common language, and the creation of new ones is no longer restricted to Cockneys

Some exemples : "Cut and carried" (married) "Lion's lair" (chair) "Near and far" (bar)

Thank you

for listening to me