Тема: Regional variation of pronunciation in the south-west of England

One regional accent began to acquire social prestige. For reasons of politics, commerce and the presence of the Court, it was the pronunciation of the south -east of England and more particularly to that of the London Region, that this prestige was...

The neo-classical period discouraged variety and free choice in pronunciation , vocabulary and grammar.
The South -Western group was a continuation of the OE Saxon dialects, – not only West -Saxon, but also East Saxon.