Ethnicity Flashcards

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Multicultural London English (MLE)

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MLE is a variety that is popular among young black teenagers in London
Features include th-stopping ie thing —> ting

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Kerswill

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MLE will replace cockney rhyming slang

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Rampton

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MLE is spread through social groups

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Khan

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Ethnicity is a central factor for determining someones language

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Drummond

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MLE is a key part of sociolect in Manchester but has been renamed MUBE (multicultural urban British English) to reflect the spread

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