accent and dialect 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage variation and discoursesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Amyowen1Created on: 16-05-17 11:39 Giles and Trudgill 10 most pleasant accents rankedd- 1) BBC/RP 10) Cockney 1 of 12 Giles and Powesland Taught two lectures- one in RP and one in Brummie- RP was most intelligent and students wrote more to and about him 2 of 12 Worcestershire college Renacted a court case- Brummie seen as more guilty, less intelgigent, lower social class and having less money 3 of 12 Giles Capital punishment case- RP and written argument most impressive- Regional arguments most persuasive 4 of 12 Aberdeen university Told the same joke in multiple accents- Brummie was the funniest 5 of 12 Labov Overt/Covert prestige 6 of 12 Overt prestige A form of status shared by mainstream society- RP 7 of 12 Covert Prestige A form of status shared by minority groups- Scouse 8 of 12 Prescriptivism Seek to control and prevent the development of alternative forms of standard English 9 of 12 Descriptivist Do not seek to control language and see it is a natural progression 10 of 12 Dialect leveling Where an individual accomodates their speech to different situations- dialect differences decrease 11 of 12 Code switchig Where speakers switch between language varieties 12 of 12
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