Petyt's Bradfors Study: 1985
- Created by: Charlotte Emily Turner
- Created on: 04-04-17 10:33
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- Petyt's Bradford Study
- Bradford, Halifax & Huddersfield
- All in Yorkshire
- All industrial towns!
- Expected no trap-bath split
- Expected h-dropping
- All in Yorkshire
- Measured the frequency of h-dropping in different social classes
- Investigated the Upper Middle Class (UMC), Lower Middle Class (LMC), Upper Working Class (UWC), Middle Working Class (MWC) & Lower Working Class (LWC)
- Did not include the Upper Class
- H-Dropping: UMC: 12% LMC: 28% UWC: 67% MWC: 89% LWC: 93%
- Investigated the Upper Middle Class (UMC), Lower Middle Class (LMC), Upper Working Class (UWC), Middle Working Class (MWC) & Lower Working Class (LWC)
- Conclusions
- As individuals moved social classes (vertical mobility), they adjusted their speech to become closer to RP
- People H-Drop more frequently
- People also used /uh/ in words like 'putt' & /u/ in words like 'put'
- This caused hyper-correction at times
- People also used /uh/ in words like 'putt' & /u/ in words like 'put'
- Bradford, Halifax & Huddersfield
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