Port Talbot English (PTE) is a variety of Welsh English spoken in Port Talbot, generally by the working class.
[1] Consonants in Port Talbot English generally follow those of Received Pronunciation.
Some phonological characteristics of consonants specific to PTE include: Diphthongs of PTE are /ɪʊ, eɪ, oʊ, ʌɪ, ʌʊ, ɒɪ/.
[9] PTE, like Welsh dialects such as Abercraf English, has preserved several diphthong–monophthong distinctions that other varieties have not.
They include: The following features apply for only some speakers:[8] Examples of commonly-used idiomatic phrases in PTE:[12]