Accent And dialect

Question 1

Joanna Thornborrow

Answer 1

One of the most fundamental ways we have of establishing our identity and shaping other people’s views of who we are, is through our use of language

Question 2

William Labov Martha’s Vineyard

Answer 2

Focus on dipthongs aw and ay
Interviewed speakers from different ages and ethnic groups
Younger people speak like the Chilmark fishermen
Small group of fishermen did this subconsciously to establish themselves
Epitomised older virtues and the pronunciation was embraced
Increased exposure to holidayers exaggerated the vernacular vowels