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Telegraph (2008)- COOL ACCENTS
1) Queen's English -20% 2) Scottish -12% 7) Welsh -5% 11) Brummie -2%
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Judging Accents (1989)- Smith
- Asked East London student to judge accents - Negative about their cockney accent compared to RP accent - Cockney= less friendly, less intelligent, less honest and less hard-working - Positive about RP
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Performance Identity (1959) - Erving Goffman
- Social interaction may be linked to theatre - People in everyday life are like actors on stay, playing a variety of roles
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Martha's Vineyard (1961)- William Labov
- Studied pronunciation of vowel sounds - Fisherman and 31-35 year olds had certain pronunciation - They subconsciously decided to distance themselves from tourists (divergence) - Show they are vineyarders
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Received Pronunciation (1970s)- Peter Trudgill
- Invited people to read a passage after speaking in a variety of situations - Men used RP less than women - Women used RP more for certain speech sounds
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London School (2014)- Gary Ives
- Discovered 2 new dialects: Bradford Asian English and Multicultural London English - White British teens sued Jamaican lexis - Pakistani students used punjabi taboo and swear words - Said this was within a 'secret language' or with 'certain people'
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BBC (2008)- RP
- Had RP speakers only - In 2008 they introduced regional accents across services - People can identify with regional accents - Less intimidated by them and represent our diverse nation - News-speakers with RP and more trustworthy and show importance
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Cockney Rhyming Slang (1840s/50s)
- Evade police originally - Has bbeen lost over the years - Barney rubble= trouble, apples and pears= stairs - Nowadays would be just 'barney'
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Code Switching
- Bilingual speakers alternate between different languages when speaking - Found in built up cities with high immigration - Young people use it to fit in or stand out in social groups
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Convergence
- Match speech to fit in, want to be like, to connect with someone or if you admire them - Conscious or subconscious
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Divergence
- Purposely speak differently to show you are not like someone - Can show dislike or power - Consciously done
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Accommodation
- Adapt your language to the needs of the listener - Change your lexis and pronunciation
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- Asked East London student to judge accents - Negative about their cockney accent compared to RP accent - Cockney= less friendly, less intelligent, less honest and less hard-working - Positive about RP

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Judging Accents (1989)- Smith

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- Social interaction may be linked to theatre - People in everyday life are like actors on stay, playing a variety of roles

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Card 4

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- Studied pronunciation of vowel sounds - Fisherman and 31-35 year olds had certain pronunciation - They subconsciously decided to distance themselves from tourists (divergence) - Show they are vineyarders

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Card 5

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- Invited people to read a passage after speaking in a variety of situations - Men used RP less than women - Women used RP more for certain speech sounds

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