AS English Language Studies - Social Groups

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Labov - 1966
MARTHA'S VINEYARD + NYC social attitudes affect dipthong, social factors most significant in changing speech, middle class most RP
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Cheshire - 1982
HOW CHILDREN SPEAK AT SCHOOL peer group culture, reading playground : tougher kids use more non standard forms
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Wenger - 1991
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE people of same interest come together they also share the same language
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Bourdieu - 1993
CULTURAL CAPITAL school system sets working class children to fail channeling them into low status jobs
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Milroy - 1987
SOCIAL NETWORK multiplexity and density affect strength of accents, education and media use counter prestige influencing normality
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Eckert - 2000
JOCKS AND BURNOUTS burnouts = rebels, use less RP
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Bernstein - 1960's
ELABORATE AND RESTRICTED CODE elaborate = more formal and complex, middle and upper class use more elaborate code
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Petyt - 1985
DROPPING THE 'H' lower class drop the 'h' more, as people move up social groups they use RP more
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Giles - 1970
COMMUNICATION ACCOMODATION THEORY = people adapt language to show feelings, judged based on accent status and personality. convergence = adapt to fit in. divergence = adapt to differ
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Trudgill - 1974
NORWICH social class more of a determiner than gender, 'ng' pronunciated less in lower classes
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HOW CHILDREN SPEAK AT SCHOOL peer group culture, reading playground : tougher kids use more non standard forms

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Bourdieu - 1993

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Milroy - 1987

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