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A new form of accent is replacing the traditional Cockney in some parts of the East End, research has found.
(Â鶹Éç News, 22nd August 2005)
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Amid the rich variety of British regional accents one always stood apart as the benchmark by which all speech should be judged - Received Pronunciation, the accent of "educated south-eastern England". But RP is little heard these days. So how do people react when confronted with a cut-glass English accent of old?
(Â鶹Éç News, 19th August 2005)
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Regional dialects in the UK are getting stronger, despite fears the South East accent or Estuary English is taking over, a Â鶹Éç survey suggests.
(Â鶹Éç News, 15th August 2005)
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A majority of British Muslims say clerics should preach in the English language, a Â鶹Éç survey suggests.
(Â鶹Éç News, 11th August 2005)
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Police are hoping to improve relations with ethnic communities by handing out contact cards in 13 languages.
(Â鶹Éç News, 11th August 2005)
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"Rocking up" to a restaurant for a "Ruby Murray" is now officially part of the English language, with the phrases making it into the Oxford Dictionary.
(Â鶹Éç News, 10th August)
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A senior member of the Welsh Language Board has said a series of new laws are needed to create a bilingual Wales.
(Â鶹Éç News, 4th August 2005)
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An academic behind one of the UK's more unique courses has condemned the policy of foreign languages being optional in schools after the age of 14.
(Â鶹Éç News, 31st August 2005)
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First Minister Rhodri Morgan has said attempts by Welsh language campaigners to disrupt his visit to the National Eisteddfod will not influence him.
(Â鶹Éç News, 2nd August 2005)
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