english_britain_ireland · United Kingdom
London (Cockney / Estuary)
United Kingdom · London and the Thames Estuary
Cockney and Estuary English are the two ends of one London continuum, and this preset sits toward the broader end. The whole diphthong system is rotated: FACE opens to [æɪ], PRICE backs to [ɑɪ], MOUTH fronts to [æʊ] and GOAT starts from an open back position. The consonants carry the rest: /t/ is a glottal stop almost everywhere including between vowels, TH fronts to [f] and [v] (with word-initial 'that' keeping its [ð]), coda /l/ vocalizes to a [w], word-initial /h/ drops, and yod coalesces so 'tune' begins like 'chew'. Non-rhotic.
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Active features
Every phonetic parameter that deviates from this schema’s diffing anchor, with a plain-English gloss.
| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Languagelanguage | en | Drill | |
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | standard | Drill | |
| D Intervocalicd_intervocalic | standard | Drill | |
| D Finald_final | standard | Drill | |
| R Infinitiver_infinitive | standard | Drill | |
| R Initialr_initial | approximant | Drill | |
| N Final Velarizationn_final_velarization | No | Drill | |
| Final Consonant Dropfinal_consonant_drop | none | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | crisp_open | Drill | |
| Syllable Timingsyllable_timing | stress_timed | Drill | |
| L Vocalizationl_vocalization | Yes | Drill | |
| T Glottalizationt_glottalization | general | Drill | |
| Th Realizationth_realization | fronting | Drill | |
| Yod Behaviouryod_behaviour | coalesced | Drill | |
| H Droppingh_dropping | Yes | Drill |