Accent

Question 1

What is the prestige dialect of British English?

Answer 1

Standard English

Question 2

What is the prestige accent of British English?

Answer 2

Received Pronunciation (and Estuary)

Question 3

What is the IPA for the “th” in “this”?

Answer 3

(swirl with a line)

Question 4

What is the IPA for “th” in “thing”

Answer 4

(easter egg)

Question 5

Which differences in IPA highlight the North/South divide? (2 variations)

Answer 5

North - (horseshoe and æ)
South - ( ^ and a:)

Question 6

What are the sounds in the IPA named after?

Answer 6

The place and manner of articulation

Question 7

Which manner of articulation stops the airflow completely?

Answer 7

Plosives/stops

Question 8

Which manner of articulation closes up but leaves a small gap?

Answer 8

Fricatives

Question 9

Which manner of articulation has airflow through the nose?

Answer 9

Nasal

Question 10

What are some common features of English accents?

Answer 10

1. h-dropping
2. the glottal stop /?/
3. g-dropping (velar and alveolar nasal)

Question 11

What is the term for the rapid spread of the glottal stop across the UK?

Answer 11

T-Glottalisation

Question 12

What is a feature of the rhotic accent?

Answer 12

The pronunciation of the non-pre-vocalic /r/

Question 13

What does Estuary English fall on a continuum between?

Answer 13

R.P and Cockney

Question 14

Who conducted the Department Store Study?

Answer 14

Henry Labov

Question 15

What was Labov investigating?

Answer 15

The link between accent and overt prestige

Question 16

Which sound did Labov focus on?

Answer 16

The non-pre-vocalic /r/

Question 17

Which stores were involved in Labov’s study?

Answer 17

Saks (upper class)
Macy’s (middle class)
Klein’s (lower class)

Question 18

Which store used the /r/ sound most?

Answer 18

Saks

Question 19

Which store used the /r/ sound least?

Answer 19

Klein’s

Question 20

What happened in Macy’s?

Answer 20

Macy’s had the biggest different in accent upon repeating themselves (/r/ sound pronounced more second time)

Question 21

What other factor was Labov investigating?

Answer 21

The difference between spontaneous and careful speech

Question 22

How did Labov conduct his investigation?

Answer 22

He asked employees of each shop a question to which they would respond “fourth floor”. He then pretended not to hear and asked them to repeat themselves, recording the difference in their speech when it was spontaneous or careful.

Question 23

What do Labov’s findings suggest?

Answer 23

Accent is dependent on not just where you are from but your social class (or the class you wish to be perceived as)

Question 24

Where is Martha’s Vineyard?

Answer 24

Off the coast of New England

Question 25

Who are the Chilmark Fishermen

Answer 25

People native to Martha’s Vineyard who have lived there for generations

Question 26

Who are the Islanders?

Answer 26

People who have moved to Martha’s vineyard during adulthood, usually very wealthy.

Question 27

Who are the Summer People?

Answer 27

Tourists

Question 28

Which changes in speech were recorded on Martha’s vineyard?

Answer 28

1. The “ou” sound in “house” became the “oa” in “boat”
2. The “i” sound in “white” became the “ay” in “day”

Question 29

How did the changes in speech in Martha’s Vineyard affect prestige?

Answer 29

It was lowered

Question 30

Who changed their speech on Martha’s Vineyard?

Answer 30

The Chilmark Fishermen as part of their traditional accent and the Islanders in an attempt to separate themselves from the Summer People

Question 31

What does the Martha’s Vineyard study suggest?

Answer 31

1. Identity and prestige as well as region affects accent
2. Accent is used to mark group membership and to appear separate from outsiders