Accent Terminology Flashcards
Estuary English is …
Originate in London and south-east. Modified cockney
Accommodation theory is…
Adjust speech to accommodate the person we are addressing
Convergence is…
Move speech closer to who we are speaking to
Divergence is …
Move speech away from who we are speaking to
Downward convergence is …
Move speech away from RP to accommodate non RP speakers
Upward convergence is …
Move speech closer to RP to accommodate RP speakers
Long ‘a’ is…
Vowel sound used in ‘part’
Short ‘a’ is …
Vowel sound used in ‘cat’
Schwa is …
Vowel sound ‘uh’
Glottal stop is …
Closing off the vocal cords to prevent sounds
‘Th’ fronting is …
Using ‘f’ instead of ‘th’
Social mobility is…
A way to describe a persons move from one social class to another
Prescriptivism is …
Attitude where language is correct or incorrect
Social networks are …
A group of ppl who regularly interact with one another
