Language Diversity) Lexical Variations Flashcards
Examples of lexical variation
Gravy ring meaning sugar ring doughnut in Northern Ireland
How does Cockney rhyming slang work
Eg
By replacing a word with a rhyming word or expression
Eg barnet used to mean hair because it’s short for name of annual fair ‘Barnett fair’
Where and where did Cockney rhyming slang originate
East London during 1st half of 1800s
What’s responsible for more additions of Cockney rhyming slang
Who did this
Eg
The nations obsession with celebrity culture
David Crystal
Eg Pete tong meaning wrong
Key factor leading to these emerging variations of English
Eg
Migration
Eg Bradford Asian English, mle
Headline “hybrid dialect dubbed “multicultural London English” sweeps across the country” says what about where and when language is being picked up
At a young age
Especially in schools
What’s the article called for language being picked up at young age in school
“hybrid dialect dubbed “multicultural London English” sweeps across the country”
What’s code switching
When speakers alternate first and second language, English and usually punjabi
Where has there been an increasing use of code switching dialect
Bradford Asian English
Explain Ives 2014 study and conclude it
Bradford Asian English
Boys from Bradford said they spoke certain way as “it’s the way we’re born” and later said they mix punjabi with English
Speaking punjabi to each other is like “secret language” as they can say words like whore, bitch etc
Boys from London used language that set them apart from rest of country, some of the language has Jamaican or Afro Caribbean background eg bare, yard etc
However london shows language used is about where you live not ethnicity as lots of subject were white British
Conclusion - fair to assume many ppl have fixed notion of dialect, but evidence to suggest otherwise
Who did the Bradford Asian English study and when
Ives (2014)
What’s the quote in the independent article of 13 yr old suggesting ethnicity isn’t a major factor
“Everyone in my school speaks like this… it’s because you hear the cool kids saying these words and then you have to do it too”
“Everyone in my school speaks like this… it’s because you hear the cool kids saying these words and then you have to do it too”
Where’s this from and who said it
The independent article, 13 yr old boy
Evaluate idea that media played an important role in widening Cockney rhyming slang
Yes
Tv
Celebrity obsession
No
Revival of notorious gangs in east end in 50s and 60s
More geographical mobility
Explain tv
Richard Oliver said shows like Minder inspired him to broaden vocab in his work eg “Katie’s size 10 Plates”
