milroy’s belfast study Flashcards

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what does milroy look at?

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  • men and women using non-standard forms (the non-standard pronunciation of the /th/ in ‘father’ and the /a/ in ‘flat’) in belfast
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what were the 2 types of network milroy defined?

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  • open
  • closed
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….. networks consist of people who all … each other and a …. of …. out of the network - they are a …-…. group. this is described as being quite …. or having a …. ….

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closed networks consist of people who all know each other and a lack of links out of the network - they are a tight-knit group. this is described as being quite dense or having a high density

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…. networks are typified by being very …. . many ….. to people outside of the normal area are ….. . this is described as having a … ……

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open networks are typified by being very broad. many links to people outside of the normal area are involved. this is described as having a low density

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what did milroy find?

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  • men have dense, closed networks. they use a high number of non-standard forms
  • women have less dense and open networks. they use a much smaller number of non-standard forms
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what study challenges milroy’s belfast study?

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a study of the clonard women and hammer men in belfast challenges these findings

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the study of …. women and ….. men found that due to a rise in ….., men had to travel out of the community to find a …. and the women all ended up working together in the town. as a result, the …. ended up with quite …. networkers and …. ended up with quite a …. network

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the study of clonard women and hammer men in belfast challenges these findings. this study found that due to a rise in unemployment, men had to travel out of the community to find a job and the women all ended up working together in the town. as a result, the men ended up with quite open networks and women ended up with quite a closed network

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what does the study of clonard women and hammer men allow us to deduce?

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  • a social group is more controlling of a person’s language than their gender
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