Accent and Dialect - Key Words

Question 1

Accent

Answer 1

Variation in pronunciation, often with a particular region.

Question 2

Dialect

Answer 2

Variation of words associated with a particular region.

Question 3

Received Pronunciation

Answer 3

An accent that does not identify a person’s region, and is recognised as having high social status.

Question 4

Unmarked By Person

Answer 4

The subject/verb agreement is not met within an utterance, (‘I were going to the pub’).

Question 5

Multiple Negation

Answer 5

The use of more than one negative in a sentence, usually used to strengthen an idea (‘I didn’t do nothing’).

Question 6

Absence of Plural Marking

Answer 6

The method of making a singular noun into a plural form (‘Only two mile to go’).

Question 7

Unmarked Plurality

Answer 7

When the singular form of a noun is used rather than the plural (‘I paid twenty pound’).

Question 8

Double Subject

Answer 8

Repeating the subject twice in one sentence (‘I’m always late me’).

Question 9

Omission of Definite Article

Answer 9

When the producer removes the article before the noun (‘We’re going to shop’).

Question 10

Pronoun Variation

Answer 10

-Replacing ‘me’ for ‘us’.
-‘Youse’ for you’.
-‘Meself’ instead of ‘myself’.

Question 11

Preposition Variety

Answer 11

-‘Until’ becomes ‘while’.
-Omission of ‘to’.
-Addition of ‘of’.

Question 12

Adverbial Variation

Answer 12

-Quick for ‘quickly’.

Question 13

Irregular Verbs

Answer 13

-When the form of the verb does not change.
-The verb has two forms.
-The verb has three forms.

Question 14

Regularised Verbs

Answer 14

-Some dialects regularise the verb by adding ‘-ed’ to show the past tense (She drawed).
-Some dialects use the the past participle instead of the past tense (I done).