English Language Social Theories 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage and social valuesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ninabattleCreated on: 22-11-17 14:49 Milroy People in a community = strong non-standard accents, Isolated = weaker accents 1 of 13 Cheshire Young people use more varied language than older people 2 of 13 Labov People pronounce words differently to identify themselves as a social group 3 of 13 Trudgill Higher status/class = use more formal, standard forms 4 of 13 Petyt As people gain status, they consciously modify their speech towards RP 5 of 13 Giles People adjust their speech to accommodate the person they're addressing (convergence/divergence) 6 of 13 Aitchison Language change can be both conscious or unconscious 7 of 13 Overt prestige When people shift their formality upwards 8 of 13 Covert prestige When people shift their formality to fit with a certain group 9 of 13 Code switching Changing use of language to converge with a certain group 10 of 13 Downwards convergence Sounding less posh than you already do 11 of 13 Upwards convergence Making yourself sound more posh 12 of 13 Mutual convergence Two people converging towards each other 13 of 13
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