Cheshire's Study Flashcards
1
Q
What did Cheshire focus on in her study?
A
Working class teenagers in Reading
2
Q
What did Cheshire observe in her subjects?
A
Their use of non-standard english and grammatical variations
3
Q
What negative usage was Cheshire looking for? Give a sentence example
A
Double Negative Use e.g. “I aint ever done nothing”
4
Q
What did Cheshire find with the boys vernacular usage?
A
It was related to their toughness
5
Q
What did Cheshire find for girls Vernacular usage?
A
They spoke in more formal ways
6
Q
What was Cheshires conclusion for the boys?
A
Boys used non-standard informal speech around their peer group
7
Q
What was Cheshires conclusion for the girls?
A
Girls were less consistent in their loyalty to informal speech of the area
