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Prononciation standard britannique de l'anglais. L’accent des classes supérieures britanniques – la received pronunciation – s’avère le facteur distinctif crucial de la classe sociale à travers le pays entier, de l’Écosse à l’Irlande et au pays de Galles, des marécages de l’Est au promontoire des Cornouailles à l’ouest.

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@misc{received_pronunciation_2026,
  title = {received pronunciation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/received%20pronunciation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}