Trudgill's theories
- Created by: elle1999
- Created on: 19-12-15 13:13
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- Peter Trudgill
- Standard English only spoken by 12% of population
- Irish and Scottish Standard English different
- Traditional dialects
- Minority and hard to understand
- Mainstream dialects
- Combine standard and non- standard English
- Dialects outside the British isles- Australia
- Distinguishedby accent rather than grammar
- Overt prestige- language used in educational context
- Used mostly by women
- More socially insecure
- Women usually always use prestige
- Untitled
- Used mostly by women
- Covert prestige
- Prestige that comes with group loyalty and solidarity
- Used more commonly by men
- Working class language associated with toughness
- Norwich- "ng" most prestige variable
- Working class
- Men used 12 non- standard
- Standard English only spoken by 12% of population
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