Course paper done in “Introduction to Varieties of English” course at university.
The work is devoted to Estuary English which is one of English varieties. The chapters of this paper are dedicated to describing Estuary English, its historical and social background, as well as, detailed description of the varieties features and comparisons with Received Pronunciation and Cockney.
The first chapter is dedicated to describing the term Estuary English as well as give some historic background and provide various definitions and descriptions of this variety.
The second chapter and its subchapters presents the findings regarding EE phonological and lexical features, such as differences and similarities in pronunciation with Cockney and RP.