Key terms

Question 1

DEFINE Effected Received pronunciation (RP) 👵🏾

Answer 1

Old fashioned RP

Question 2

What does RP stand for, and what is it? 🗣️

Answer 2

1. Received pronunciation
2. RP is an accent regarded as the standard and most prestigious form of spoken British English

Question 3

DEFINE prescriptivism 🗣️/🔡 👍🏾

Answer 3

Belief that there is a right way of speaking a language (accent, lexicon etc)

Question 4

DEFINE descriptivism 🔄

Answer 4

Non-judmental approach to looking at lang

Question 5

Double negative effect ➕ POVS❓

Answer 5

1. To emphasise
2. Some see it is wrong/Cancelling out.. ❌

Question 6

DEFINE Hypercorrection + example ❌🍷

Answer 6

Use of incorrect pronunciation/word form to try and sound more prestigious/posh

[e.g my husband and I]

Question 7

DEFINE accentism.. 😒

Answer 7

Discriminatory/unfair behaviour based on someone’s accent/language use

Question 8

DEFINE glottal stop 🛑 ⭕️⭕️⭕️💢 + examples
🪡~🍴🍼👼

Answer 8

A stop sound made by rapidly closing vocal cords. ❌ air escaping ➕ ❌ say vowel

E.G
- Button
- Sentence
- Restaurant
- Bottle
- Little

Question 9

DEFINE Phonology 👥👥📝

Answer 9

The STUDY of Speech sounds ➕ how they change dependent on contexts

Question 10

DEFINE Phonetics 👶🔊

Answer 10

Speech Sounds

Question 11

DEFINE Prosody + example❓ 📈📉

Answer 11

The Study of connected➖speech➖sounds

e.g. Intonation/rhyme

Question 12

WHAT are glottal stops apart of?

Answer 12

A regional accent

Question 13

WHAT are ❌ -ing endings apart of?

Answer 13

Class accents