Norwich study ('ing' at the end of words). Working class men are most likely to say 'walkin'. Middle class women most likely to say 'walking'.
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Labov
Martha's vineyard. Local fishermen are more likely to use central vowels as it distinguishes them from tourists.
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Labov
New York department store study. Shop assistants in higher class shops over-pronounce rhotic r sounds.
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Milroy
Migration disrupts dialects. People moving takes accents/dialects around and can form other accents (Irish formed Scouse).
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Rosewarne
Estuary English. Mix of RP and cockney. L-vocalisation ('l' sounds like 'w') and glottalling (not pronouncing constonants at the end of words). 1995 minister of education condemned it.
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Giles
Made people listen to the same speech in RP and Brummie. People respected and favoured RP more but found Brummie more relatable.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Martha's vineyard. Local fishermen are more likely to use central vowels as it distinguishes them from tourists.
Back
Labov
Card 3
Front
New York department store study. Shop assistants in higher class shops over-pronounce rhotic r sounds.
Back
Card 4
Front
Migration disrupts dialects. People moving takes accents/dialects around and can form other accents (Irish formed Scouse).
Back
Card 5
Front
Estuary English. Mix of RP and cockney. L-vocalisation ('l' sounds like 'w') and glottalling (not pronouncing constonants at the end of words). 1995 minister of education condemned it.
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