Dialect and Accent Flashcards
1
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Accent
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the sound patterns of your language based on the area you live
2
Q
Dialect
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the entirety of your language based on where you live, variations of standard english
3
Q
Types of dialect
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traditional, spoken by people in a particular region
modern, spans all of Britain
4
Q
Dialect, Trudgill 1988
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termed modern dialect as a ‘mainstream dialect
5
Q
Traditional dialect
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the older, more geographically isolated, often rural speakers use a more traditional form of language
6
Q
Mainstream / Modern dialect
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young speakers are influenced by the media and by current fashions, used to make a statement about social position rather than of regional identity
