Cockney
Accent and dialect of English spoken in London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cockney is an accent and dialect of English, mainly spoken in London and its environs, particularly by working-class and lower middle-class Londoners. The term "Cockney" has traditionally been used to describe a person from the East End,[1][2][3] or born within earshot of Bow Bells,[4][5] although it most commonly refers to the broad variety of English native to London.[6]
| Cockney | |
|---|---|
| Cockney dialect | |
| Native to | England |
| Region | London (Middlesex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey) |
Early forms | |
| Latin (English alphabet) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Estuary English is an intermediate accent between Cockney and Received Pronunciation, also widely spoken in and around London, as well as in wider southeastern England.[7][8][9] In multicultural areas of London, the Cockney dialect is, to an extent, being replaced by Multicultural London English—a new form of speech with significant Cockney influence.