Ethnicity and Language Theorists Flashcards
What do Roger Herwitt (1986) and Mark Sebba (1993) suggest on ‘black cockney’?
Work by these two identified a new development in the late 1980s, that of ‘black cockney’, a style rather than a discrete variety used by young black speakers in London.
What does Ben Rampton (2004) suggest in terms of ‘patois’?
In simplified terms, it was used as an act of rebellion. This was due to the fact that youths felt they were mocked and neglected by society. Therefore, Patois gave young people a feeling of social cohesion, uniting them and creating a shared sense of belonging. Rampton’s argument also suggests that speaking in Patois was seen as something positive, as it gave males a feeling of masculinity.
What do Pavlenko and Blackledge (2004) suggest on ethnolects?
“Languages may not only be ‘markers of identity’ but also sites of resistance, empowerment, solidarity and discrimination.”
What did Jenny Cheshire (2008) identify?
Identified a new form of English (predominantly among young people) from London’s inner city and taking root far beyond: multicultural London English. Later renamed multicultural urban English.
What did Rob Drummond (2018) rename ‘MLE’ to be?
Went to Pupil Referral Units in Manchester (PRUs) and observed communication of 14–16-year-olds, analysing speech patterns and identified features of MLE (and MUBE): TH-Stopping, TH-Fronting ‘man’ as 1st person pronoun, non-rhetoric (don’t pronounce /R/).
MLE is a key part of the sociolect of young people in Manchester. Drummond has retitled MLE as ‘Multicultural Urban British English (MUBE) which reflects its spread.
