Show COCKNEY MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS OF ENGLISH SK Ar of Anglo S u uon DR on at Cambridge university lly made madean on an Interesting statement yesterday con tho campaign for tor tho reform of the tho Cockney Prof Ilfe has hit boon t the he stud study of words their sound and ht he Is ono one oi of the of oC the tho world change rapidly sold Prof Skeet In ht an interview view s n nth n a of C the tho Dally Daily Madl aJI The ot of today aro quite diC Cereal those recorded by Dick Dickens ens enN I 1 was born In and I then tholO tor 10 Years oars Not ot until 30 fir 01 40 10 years ago did I ever hear henr th the ot of I 1 for t a I 1 can wen well reme but the shock shoel or of surprise with I trot first hoard I a portor shout My Iy den LYne when wo got ot to the tho stu lion or of Mobley Lane You mil may mom the tho tide by teaching ob elocution In schools but J i am not VAT very sanguine about that motion has an enormous on the tho accepted pronunciation of English and that ln In Influence fluence will prevail n nIs more mare snit more It ItIs Is quite possible that In course of oC time the tho of educated h si tech will bo be affected by It t That Is I a of at Importance e for COl fora aJ a 9 I have havo pointed out Jul before the on word ward and that alono Is the tho word itself The written form Is only 1 its pIcture or to 10 the tho eye Ce and 1 frequently It Imperfect Imperfectly ly Ir Unfortunately wo we are only able b by means or of reading and welting TIling to discuss In general the tho Imperfect plc pic picture ture turc There Thero Is no exact standard of Eng lisp pronunciation That whIch Is gen gon I orally accepted as the standard Is the tho lon of oC the tho court COUll on an the stages ot of thu tho lest best theaters and with exceptions duo to provincial in influences In In the tho pulpits tad Il at the tho law courts You can already trace n a ton toll lane Y to the Cockney II lino no to I lane Inne In the tho sl OOch of many educated persons Language is IR In n a state of oC constant flux The changes would bo be even eon moro mON general were jt it not far tor the control ex by spelling Not ot that the ton feu word can ever adequately su suggest est the tutored sound We 0 have hwo five vow vowels ely els In the English alphabet To f represent sent c r the thein re Vowel used In England we wc should require u a hun p |