Dialect- Key Terminology Flashcards

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Dialect Levelling

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the process of dialects disappearing and regional varieties becoming more similar

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Cockney Rhyming Slang

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phrases associated with London, usually where a word is replaces with a rhyming word or expression

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Multicultural London English

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a dialect used in East London, linked to dialect from Jamaica and afro Caribbean slang

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Bradford Asian English

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dialect used by young people in Bradford, influenced by punjabi

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