Recap quiz 2

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1. What is significant about the timescale of the rise of MLE?

  • It is incredibly rapid. It has happened within a generation.
  • It has happened very slowly.
  • Cockney was thought to live forever.
  • Cockney is viewed fondly.
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2. Name two positives of Estuary English?

  • Chirpy and fun.
  • Non-threatening and supposedly classless.
  • Everyone loves Jamie Oliver.
  • Better than Scouse and Mancunian.

3. What is a dipthong?

  • Short vowels.
  • Two vowels in a single syllable. i.e ou
  • Turning 't' into a 'd' sound. i.e 'briddish'
  • Dropping the 't'. i.e 'wha'

4. Who coined the term MLE?

  • Cheshire
  • Labov
  • Coupland
  • Lakoff

5. What is the difference between bound and free morphemes?

  • Bound are long.
  • Bound are short.
  • Bound have to have a base. ie. -ed
  • Bound do not have to have a base. ie. -talk

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