Hybrid forms & MLE

Question 1

British Black English (BBE)

Answer 1

a form that many members of Britain’s Caribbean heritage community have as part of their repertoire styles. Combines elements of standard and creole forms, and varies from region to region

Question 2

Cheshire et al (2008)

Answer 2

identified a new of English emerging (young people) from the melting pot of London’s inner city and taking root far beyond: Multicultural London English (MLE)

Question 3

Vocabulary

Answer 3

‘bare’, ‘beef’, ‘ting’

Question 4

Phonology

Answer 4

the diphthong vowel sounds: face to /fe/ and like to /la:k/

Question 5

Grammar

Answer 5

‘dem’ as a plural marker and ‘man’ as a new pronoun referring to oneself

Question 6

Discourse features

Answer 6

‘innit’ as a tag question, ‘you get me’ as a confirmation check and ‘this is me’ as a quotation