{"id":3792,"date":"2022-12-19T07:42:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T07:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/what-is-received-pronunciation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:00:34","slug":"what-is-received-pronunciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/en\/what-is-received-pronunciation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is received pronunciation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At some point while studying English you may have heard about Received Pronunciation or RP for short.<br \/>\nIf this is the case, you may be wondering if it is something you should study to improve in this language.<br \/>\nStick around and read on to find out everything you need to know about RP. At Funtalk we tell you all about it!    <\/p>\n<h2>What is Received Pronunciation or RP?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/persona-de-pueblo.jpg\" alt=\"village person\" width=\"759\" height=\"507\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 759px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 759\/507;\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  \" src=\"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/persona-de-pueblo.jpg\" alt=\"village person\" width=\"759\" height=\"507\"><\/noscript>  Received Pronunciation or RP is a type of pronunciation used in certain areas in the United Kingdom, especially in the southern part of England.<br \/>\nIt is popularly known as <strong>BBC English, Oxford English or BBC pronunciation. <\/strong>According to Cambridge Online Dictionary, RP is the type of pronunciation common to the average speaker in the south of England.<br \/>\nThis is not such a strange concept actually, let&#8217;s think about the case of Spain.<strong> The Spanish accent of the Valladolid region is considered to be one of the &#8220;purest&#8221; sounds in the Spanish language<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn the case of English, <strong>the RP is the standard accent to which all speakers who wish to be considered educated should aspire<\/strong> and for many years it was the accent <strong>used by BBC presenters<\/strong>, hence the name.     <\/p>\n<h2>What does RP have to do with Oxford?<\/h2>\n<p>  This way of speaking in a region has been associated with the university of that city, as this particular way of speaking is considered prestigious, typical of people who have received a formal and quality education.<br \/>\nIn the past, it was a popular aspiration to have this type of English pronunciation and one had to try to imitate this accent if one wanted to progress in certain areas of the British territory.   <\/p>\n<h2>Why is it important in today&#8217;s world?<\/h2>\n<p>  The truth is that in the streets of the United Kingdom it is not relevant to have this type of accent.<br \/>\nHowever, it is true that this type of pronunciation <strong>is the one that is used as the basis of standard English, both the one taught in the country itself and abroad, and<\/strong><strong>books usually contain phonetic transcriptions based on this type of pronunciation<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis is no coincidence, if you think about it, teaching standard English will allow you to reach a larger number of listeners, since it will be easier for them to understand it.    <\/p>\n<h2>As an English learner, should I know PR?<\/h2>\n<p>  No, it is not necessary.<br \/>\nAs we have said nowadays this is not so relevant.<br \/>\nIt is much more important that you take an accent that is to your liking or liking as a reference and take care to eliminate the accents of your own native language in order to improve communication in English.<br \/>\nThis will be much more useful.<br \/>\nOf course, if you want to have PR as a reference, go ahead!<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s all!<br \/>\nWe hope you liked this article and that you have a better understanding of what received pronunciation is.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t get obsessed with this topic and learn English.<br \/>\nAt funtalk we can help you!        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At some point while studying English you may have heard about Received\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funtalk-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is received pronunciation? | Funtalk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to know what RP or received pronunciation is and its importance in the world? 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