Due to the changing situation of RP in Britain and the spread of American English, there has arisen a discussion about whether or not RP is suitable to continue to be the standard pronunciation model in EFL.

• 近年来由于RP在本土境况的变化，以及其它变体尤其是美国英语的冲击，在英语教学界产生了RP是否能继续作为英语教学发音标准的讨论。