Accents and dialects theories
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- Created on: 08-05-19 13:18
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- Accents & Dialects theorists
- Peter Trudgill
- descriptivist
- covert/overt prestige
- Overt prestige is nationally recognised
- Covert prestige comes from not identifying with the standard of a language
- Found that women use prestige variant more than men of the same class
- Using the non-standard variable is not just a social class thing, it is also a male thing
- William Lambert/ Howard Giles
- Matched Guise experiment
- Investigation into the true attitudes towards different accents and dialects
- David Graddol, **** Leith & Joan Swann
- Standardisation
- 4 stages
- Implementation- discouraging the use of alternative language varieties
- Elaboration- ensuring new language can be used for a wide range of functions
- Codification- reduction of internal variability in a selected variety and the establishment of grammatical norms
- Selection- the variety selected is usually that of the most popular group
- Howard Giles
- Accomodation theory
- Convergence vs Divergence
- Focuses on changes in speech and vocal patterns
- People adapt their language according to who they are speaking to
- William Labov
- Mathas's vineyard
- Using non-standard forms and regional variations created identity amonst thee close-knit community on the island
- Younger generations/ local residents adapt speech to accomodate visitors
- Fishermen varied dipthongs to seek solidarity and covert prestige
- Paul Kerswill
- Dialect Levelling
- Local variations of speech lose their distinctive regional features in favour of a more mainstream dialect
- Southern speakers more towards the standard
- Linguistic variation associated more with youth culture
- John Honey
- Children should be taught standard English at school
- Gives them equal life opportunities
- Disadvantaged if they do not know how to use it
- Peter Trudgill
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