Accent and Dialect Flashcards
Stereotyping:
- Often can be linked to accent and dialect
- Geordie accent being associated with Geordie shore and the stereotypes
Representation:
- Defined in which events, people and circumstances are portrayed through language
Idiomatic phrases:
A phrase that has a known meaning that is different from the dictionary definition:
* Part of the furniture
* Hit the nail on the head
Social mobility:
Describes an individual moving from one social class to another (changing jobs, getting married, change in financial situation).
Grammatical variation
non-standard usage of language (Someone has made me mind up for us)
Phonological variation:
Pronunciation varies due to accent
(hoose/house , book/book)
Comparatives and superlatives
“she is more prettier than him”
Not using adverbs
“He ran slow”
Omission of preposition
“give it me”
Using aint instead of isn’t
“i aint going to the party”
‘the’ substitution for ‘f’
i need somefing/ i only have free left
‘ing’ being ‘ink’
somethink
Covert prestige
Status is gained from hidden peer group recognition
Linguistic variable
An item that is likely to vary from place to place
Overt prestige:
Publicly acknowledged status
