Accent and Dialect (Regional Variations) Flashcards
define accent
the way words sound, phonology
define dialect
the form of language that is specific to a region, lexis and grammar
define rhotic/rhotal ‘r’
the extra ‘r’ sound
define dialect levelling
when dialect differences start to decrease
define lambdacism
the extra ‘l’ sound
define multiple negation
using more than one negative in a clause
define glottal stop
not pronouncing a consonant
Bristolian dialect conventions:
- rhotic ‘r’
- lambdacism ‘l’
- subject pronouns in object positions
- 3rd person verb endings in singular
- multiple negation
- glottal stop
- ending a sentence with a preposition
Findings of 2013 COMRES poll on ‘Friendliness’
- Devon most friendly
- Scouse and Brummy least friendly
Findings of 2013 COMRES poll on ‘Intelligence’
- Queen’s English/ RP most intelligent
- Scouse and Brummy least intelligent
Findings of 2013 COMRES poll on ‘Trustworthiness’
- Queen’s English most trustworthy
- Scouse and Brummy least trustworthy
Conventions of the Cockney dialect
- schwa -stressed eo sound
- no h sound (house = _ouse)
- no l = w
- glottal T
- voiced ‘th’ - v sound
- unvoiced ‘th’ - f sound
- sounds come around the mouth
- ai = oi (diphthong)
- me instead of my
- double negatives
- special words
- “d’you know what i mean?”
‘Ain’t’
most common non-standard contraction
Geordie dialect conventions:
- very economical
- blunt and sarcastic
- oldest dialects
- ‘you’s’
