Language and Ethnicity Flashcards
In the 1940’s who arrived in England which changed the variety of English ?
The Jamaicans
When the Jamaicans arrived what kind of language was formed ?
London Jamaican.
What word is used to Describe the Jamaican language ?
Creole.
What is the word used to describe the mixing of different accents and dialects?
Crossing
What happened when London Jamaican began to popularise ?
Those who had access to London Jamaican went to school and was in the same social group as white middle class people.
This created a lot of variety’s of English. (BBE)
What is BBE and what does it stand for?
British Black English
This is when Standard English and Creole come together to form a specific dialect.
What is the new English forming in London amongst young people ?
Multicultural London English
MLE
Name some language elements in MLE:
Discourse features: You get me ? Init ? (Tag questions)
Vocabulary: ‘Bare’ ‘Beef’
Grammar: ‘Man’s not hot’
What does Hewitt argue ?
Hewitt studied the relationship between black and white adolescents in urban environments.
He studied what influenced or subverted them.
What did Hewitt’s research show ?
His research showed that young people who spoke local English could show respect and solidarity by using Jamaican Creole.
What did Dray and Sebba argue ?
They interviewed and made audio recordings of Carribean youths in a youth club.
What did Drey and Sebba find out ?
They expected Creole to only be exclusive to the Caribbean community.
However, they found that Creole was used by a range of people with a range multi-cultural ethnic background.
What does Romptom argue ?
That Creole was used to be cool, and was associated with assertiveness.
Often, Creole was used to oppose authority. A sign of rebellion.
What did Pitts find ?
Noticed a shift in young black british speakers who felt society was ignoring them. So they used language as identity.
