On the Flip of a Coin
The Streets
• Everything is Borrowed• themes of fate, chance and limited control• Mike Skinner • Mockney accent
1. What is Mockney?
Index
2. Differences between Mockney and Cockney
3. Key Pronunciation Differences
4. Idioms & Slangs
5. Mockney Accent in The Streets
What is Mockney?
What is Mockney?
• mock + cockney• affected accent and form of speech• imitation of cockney or working-class London speech
Differences between Mockney and Cockney
- Traditional accent & dialect
- East End of London
- Working-class communities
- Authentic regional accent
- Exaggerated or affected imitation
- Adopted by people not from East End of London who wants to convey a certain image or persona
- Overemphasizing the features of a Cockney accent
- Performance or comedic effect
- Found in popular culture
Mockney
imitation of that accent
Cockney
genuine accent
Key Pronunciation Differences
Idioms & Slangs
Idioms
to slug
“he finally slugs it back to land”
= slow, laborious return to shore -> similar to the way a slug moves slowly and with effort
feeling chewed up
“feeling chewed up and foolish”
= emotional exhaustion and defeat -> metaphorical comparison to the physical process of being chewed
Slangs
- early 19th
(Cockney) Rhyming Slang
how to master it in three easy steps
2. drop the secondary rhyming word (which is then implied)
1. replace a common word with a rhyming phrase of two or more words (the last word has to rhyme with the original word)
3. confuse people and have fun watching them struggle with what you created
How Mockney Shapes Skinner’s Storytelling
- distinct, raw style contrasting with the polished tone of RP- informal and gritty - relatable and unfiltered quality to his delivery - connects him to the working-class identity of these genres
• Mockney enhancing the authenticity of the narrative• working-class sensibility • raw, unfiltered sound contrasting with RP • connecting the singer to the everyday struggles of his characters
In conclusion,
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On the Flip of a Coin
The Streets
• Everything is Borrowed• themes of fate, chance and limited control• Mike Skinner • Mockney accent
1. What is Mockney?
Index
2. Differences between Mockney and Cockney
3. Key Pronunciation Differences
4. Idioms & Slangs
5. Mockney Accent in The Streets
What is Mockney?
What is Mockney?
• mock + cockney• affected accent and form of speech• imitation of cockney or working-class London speech
Differences between Mockney and Cockney
Mockney
imitation of that accent
Cockney
genuine accent
Key Pronunciation Differences
Idioms & Slangs
Idioms
to slug
“he finally slugs it back to land”
= slow, laborious return to shore -> similar to the way a slug moves slowly and with effort
feeling chewed up
“feeling chewed up and foolish”
= emotional exhaustion and defeat -> metaphorical comparison to the physical process of being chewed
Slangs
- early 19th
(Cockney) Rhyming Slang
how to master it in three easy steps
2. drop the secondary rhyming word (which is then implied)
1. replace a common word with a rhyming phrase of two or more words (the last word has to rhyme with the original word)
3. confuse people and have fun watching them struggle with what you created
How Mockney Shapes Skinner’s Storytelling
- distinct, raw style contrasting with the polished tone of RP- informal and gritty - relatable and unfiltered quality to his delivery - connects him to the working-class identity of these genres
• Mockney enhancing the authenticity of the narrative• working-class sensibility • raw, unfiltered sound contrasting with RP • connecting the singer to the everyday struggles of his characters
In conclusion,