Cht. 3 place Flashcards
1
Q
which areas do varieties of English come from
A
Angles (East), Saxons (South), Jutes (Wessex)
2
Q
what is dialect leveling
A
differences between dialect wearing down over time
3
Q
what communities keep older speaking habits
A
isolated communities
4
Q
what types of isolation are there
A
physical = isolated from everyone
linguistic = isolated from speakers of the same/similar language
social = isolated by conventions or attitude
5
Q
what is shibboleth
A
when pronunciation becomes a stereotype of a certain region
6
Q
what is supralocaling
A
clumping tiny dialects into a big one (translates to: above the local)
