Language and Region - dialect

Question 1

The Manchester Dialect - what is it?

Answer 1

1. Chewy - chewing gum
2. Muffin - cake
3. Locker - speaker
4. Soz - sorry
5. Do one - go away

Question 2

The Surrey Dialect - what is it?

Answer 2

Very rare, some examples:
1. ‘bannick’ - to beat
2. non standard copular be - how be you?

Question 3

The forest of Dean - what is it?

Answer 3

1. Isolated
2. Small villages
3. Most have closed networks
   EXAMPLE
4. Ship - Sheep
5. How bis dau but? - how are you?

Question 4

What is Cheshires Reading Study?

Answer 4

Cheshire studied a mixed-sex group of teenagers.
Subject were all truanting from school and shared a distinctive dress that marked them.
11 non standard features - boys used 10/11 features more than girls.

Question 5

Conclusion of cheshire’s Reading Study?

Answer 5

1. Boys use more nonstandard forms than girls