Studies teen girls. Types of girls: Populars, Townies, Geeks, Eden Valley Girls. EVG most likely to use standard grammar because of their higher class.
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Petyt
Studies dropping "H" at the beginning of words in Bradford. Only 12% of upper middle class used H-dropping. 93% of working class used H-dropping.
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Trudgill
Norwich study. Middle class women are most likely to use standard forms. Working class men are least likely to use standard forms.
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Labov
New York department store study. Workers in the most expensive shops overpronounced the rhotic r sound.
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Bernstein
Working class use restricted code (short simple sentences, small vocabulary, lack of abstract ideas). Middle class use elaborated code (complex sentences, grammatically correct, large vocabulary, abstract ideas).
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Studies dropping "H" at the beginning of words in Bradford. Only 12% of upper middle class used H-dropping. 93% of working class used H-dropping.
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Petyt
Card 3
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Norwich study. Middle class women are most likely to use standard forms. Working class men are least likely to use standard forms.
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Card 4
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New York department store study. Workers in the most expensive shops overpronounced the rhotic r sound.
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Card 5
Front
Working class use restricted code (short simple sentences, small vocabulary, lack of abstract ideas). Middle class use elaborated code (complex sentences, grammatically correct, large vocabulary, abstract ideas).
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