Cockney

The term cockney is often used to refer to working-class people of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. It is also often used in reference to the "cockney accent."A "true" cockney is often said to be someone born within earshot of the Bow Bells, i.e. the bells of St Mary-le-Bow church in Cheapside in the City of London (which is not itself in the East End). However, the bells were silent from the outbreak of World War II until 1961. Also, as the general din in London has increased, the area in which the bells can be heard has contracted. Formerly it included the City, Clerkenwell, Finsbury, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Stepney, Bethnal Green, Limehouse, Mile End, Wapping, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Borough and Peckham although according to the legend of Dick Whittington the bells could also be heard from as far away as Highgate. The association with Cockney and the East End in the public imagination may be due to many people assuming that Bow Bells are to be found in the district of Bow, rather than the lesser known St Mary-le-Bow church.
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Le terme cockney désigne les Londoniens issus de la classe ouvrière et habitant l'est de la ville. Selon la tradition, ce mot qualifie, au sens strict, ceux qui pouvaient entendre sonner les cloches de Bow, c'est-à-dire les cloches de l'église St Mary-le-bow. Les cloches furent muettes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale jusqu'en 1961.
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Cockney ist ein Spottname für die Bürger von London und eine Bezeichnung für ihren englischen verschluckenden Dialekt. Im engeren Sinne bezeichnet man als Cockneys jedoch nur jene Menschen, die in Hörweite der Glocken der Kirche Saint-Mary-le-Bow in der City of London geboren wurden, einer klassischen Unterschichtgegend des 19. Jahrhunderts.
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Cockney to dialekt języka angielskiego używany przez mieszkańców Londynu, wywodzących się z niższych warstw społecznych.
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Cockney è un termine inglese che può essere riferito sia alla classe proletaria di Londra, in particolare la zona est, che al dialetto parlato da quelle persone e per estensione al dialetto di Londra.La zona geografica cui si riferisce il termine si estende tradizionalmente attorno alla chiesa di St Mary-le-Bow nella City (si diceva che un vero cockney fosse qualcuno nato in un luogo da cui si potevano sentire le sue campane). Più precisamente, la zona comprende, oltre la City, le aree di Clerkenwell, Finsbury, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Stepney, Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Bermondsey e Rotherhithe.
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