Accents/Dialect Flashcards
1
Q
‘How you use language determines how far you go in life’ what happened to Cheryl Cole?
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FOR
Denied a job on Americans X-factor due to her geordie accent
2
Q
‘How you use language determines how far you go in life’ what was Tannens view on this?
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FOR
said that Birmingham, Liverpool and Glasgow are sterotyped as ‘Yobs’ and ‘chavs’
3
Q
‘How you use language determines how far you go in life’ What was Micheal Rosen’s view on this?
A
AGAINST
said that accents are like ‘gold dust’ and drama schools are a lot more favourable to those with accents
4
Q
‘How you use language determines how far you go in life’ Ant and Dec?
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AGAINST
both successful Geordies
