accents and dialects crossword

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  • Created by: ellamwood
  • Created on: 01-12-22 12:11
Who, in 1970, set out to map 16 accent labels of the UK, getting the public to rank them on prestige?
Giles
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Which accent label of Giles and Bishop Et All got the highest ranking of prestige?
Standard English
2 of 14
Which accent label did Giles and Bishop Et All find was also ranked high, although they didn't expect so?
Own accent
3 of 14
Which accent label did Giles and Bishop Et All find to be ranked the lowest?
Urban Vernacular
4 of 14
Who, in 1993, came up with 3 assumptions of negative views on accents other than standard?
Freeborn
5 of 14
Which of Freeborn's assumptions suggest that it is incorrect in relation to RP?
incorrectness
6 of 14
Which of Freeborn's assumptions suggest that it is ugly in relation to RP?
ugliness
7 of 14
Which of Freeborn's assumptions suggest that it is sloppy and lazy in relation to RP?
impreciseness
8 of 14
Who in 2011, conducted an Australian courtroom study, finding more guilty people had a foreign accent to that of Australian to show accent discrimination?
Hale Et All
9 of 14
Who, in 2004, recreated Giles' study with the BBC, with 34 accent labels and 5000 participants, and still found the same results?
Bishop Et All
10 of 14
Who studied the New York prestigious post-vocal 'r' in a 3 department stories of different classes to find if workers move their accents closer to rich people?
Labov
11 of 14
Which department stores was where Labov found the most convergence to the post-vocal 'r'?
Saks
12 of 14
Which department store was where Labov found the least convergence to the post-vocal 'r'?
Kleins
13 of 14
Which department store only converged to the post-vocal 'r' when repeating upon lack of understanding?
Macys
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Which accent label of Giles and Bishop Et All got the highest ranking of prestige?

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Which accent label did Giles and Bishop Et All find was also ranked high, although they didn't expect so?

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Which accent label did Giles and Bishop Et All find to be ranked the lowest?

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Who, in 1993, came up with 3 assumptions of negative views on accents other than standard?

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