Language & Region AO2 Flashcards
What are the features of the Yorkshire dialect?
- Shortening of the definitive article ‘the’ to a form without a vowel, often written as ‘t’
- Use of ‘owt’ and ‘nowt’, meaning anything and nothing
- The word ‘right’ is used to mean very or really
What is the perception of RP speakers by non-RP speakers?
Considered unfriendly
What is the concept of ethnocentrism?
Evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture
What does the term idiolect refer to?
The speech habits peculiar to a particular person
What is Multicultural London English (MLE)?
A London dialect of English characterized by West Indian and South Asian inflections and frequent use of slang
What is the main finding of Giles second theory?
Teenagers rated the RP speaker higher in terms of competence and intelligence compared to a Birmingham accent
What is the Accommodation theory?
The theory that people will emphasize or play down their accent to converge or diverge in social interactions
What is the matched-guise technique?
A sociolinguistic experimental technique used to determine the true feelings of an individual or community towards a specific language, dialect, or accent
What does the term neologism mean?
A newly coined word, or a phrase or familiar word used in a new sense
What is social mobility?
A phrase that describes a person’s move from one social class or level to another
What is the definition of sociolect?
The words and language you use associated with your specific social group
What did Seligman, Tucker & Lambert find regarding teachers’ perceptions?
Teachers’ perceptions of students were heavily influenced by speech
What is Mockney?
A form of speech regarded as an affected imitation of cockney in accent and vocabulary
What is the conclusion of the study on Martha’s Vineyard by Labov (1963)?
Islanders diverged from ‘mainlanders’ in diphthong pronunciation, exaggerating it in front of outsiders
What is the perception of Scouse according to The Daily Mail (2013)?
Scouse rated least friendly/intelligent/trustworthy
What was the conclusion of Neuliep and Speten-Hansen regarding ethnocentricity?
The more ethnocentric the participant, the lower the score they gave to a non-native voice for attractiveness, credibility, and like-them-selves-ness
What year was Dixon, Mahoney and Cocks?
2002
What did Dixon, Mahoney and Cocks research?
Studied relations between accents and Guilt, Brummie accent perceived as the most guilty accent.
What year was Guile’s first theory?
1973
What year was Guile’s second theory?
1975
What year was Seligman, Tucker and Lambert?
1972
What year was Neuliep and Stepten-Hansen?
2013
