Cockney dialect 
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
British dialect
Expressions
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th sound => f/v
fings (things)
fink (think)
free (three)
wiv (with)
wever (weather/whether)
Uva (other)
fought (thought)
t : glottal stop
wa'er (water), , , reali'y
ma'er (matter), be'er (better)
compu'er
l => w
wew (well)
iw (ill)
fiwm (film)
deaw (deal)
biwt (built)
miwk (milk)
h dropped
'im (him), 'er (her)
'ing=> in
'and (hand), ,ed (head)
'ello (hello), ungry (hungry)
workin', cleanin', readin', cookin', talkin'
str => shtr
shtreet, shtrike
shtrange shtrong
illushtrate
Grammar
Nonstandard
Double negations
Question tags
Prepositions
I'm going down the pub (to the pub)
Ain't (am not, isn't, aren't)
Verbs
I done it yesterday (instead of did)
I haven't got no dog in my car
Social dialect
Working class (initially)
Regional accent
East London 'East End'
Born within hearing of Bow church's bell
'Native' Eastenders
Michael Caine :
Amy Winehouse
We had a bull and cow last night (we had a row last nigth)
Can you Adam and Eve it? (Can you believe it?)
I've bin sit' ere all on me Jack Jones' (I've been sitting here alone)
Who's that on the Dog and Bone then? (who's on the phone?)
Me Trouble and Strife's at home (I've got trouble with my wife at home)
Let's go for a ruby (Let's go for a curry)
Rhyming slang
Bees and honey = money
Apple and pears = stairs
Nose and chin = to win
Porky pie = lie
Uncle Ned = bed
Jack the Ripper = slippers
Lexical features
Cheers = thank you or good-bye
There you go = here you are
him indoors = husband
Contractions
Awite Mate ? = Hello, how are you?
Specifications
It's the Roses = the police are on their way
Nuclear sub = pub
Strong identity
Pride
Soap-opera Eastenders (1985+)
Etymology
Misshapen egg (William Langland -1362)
Spoilt child (Geoffrey Chaucer - 1386)
Townsman (16th century)
Vulgaria (Robert Whittington -1521)
Londerner (Samuel Rowlands - 17th century)
Example 1
Ball and chalk = walk
example 2
Drop the second word chalk
I went for a ball yesterday = I went for a walk yesterday
Butcher's hook =look
Drop the second word hook
Give us a Butcher's at your paper mate = let's have a look at the newspaper
Pronunciation-Grammar-Vocabulary
Introduction
Nowardays, Cockney dialect has become widely spoken even in high professional jobs such as finance, law firms, etc
It' is a dynamic dialect which is currently omnipresent on TV and radio and is unlikely to disappear in the near future.
I seen her (instead of I saw her)
I goes
Don't go moving my things
I heard him atalkin'
I rides
Double adjectives
I didn't see nothing
Pronouns
Me family (my)
At me book got ere
It's them (their)
His sister was the most beautifulest
This was the most unkindest visit of all
Innit (isn't it)
I ain't have none (I dont' have any)
He's round is mate's
They're over me mum's
Inneye (isn't he)
Dinne (didn't he)
Creative dialect
Secret method of communication
Sense of humor