Non-standard Features

Question 1

Non-standard Orthography

Answer 1

Letter interchange
Inflected ‘e’
Phonetic spelling
Double / single consonants
Prefixes

Question 2

Non-standard Grammatical

Answer 2

Verb endings / Pronouns / Syntax / Definite & indefinite articles / Omission of dummy auxiliaries / Sentence types / Symbols / Parenthesis / Speech marks / Elision / Apostrophes / Capitalisation

Question 3

Letter interchange

Answer 3

Letters that look similar being used interchangeably
- ‘v’ and ‘u’

Question 4

Inflected ‘e’

Answer 4

‘e’ added to words which are pronounced the same with and without inflection

Question 5

Phonetic spelling

Answer 5

Spelling which reflects pronunciation
- Minimal pair: same phonological outcome

Question 6

Non-standard Syntax

Answer 6

Non-standard word order
- E.g. noun / adjective

Question 7

Elision

Answer 7

The omission of sounds / syllables / words in language

Question 8

Non-standard Capitalisation

Answer 8

Used for emphasis before grammar standardisation

Question 9

Non-standard Verb Ending

Answer 9

Verb suffixes are non-standard
- Tense / Orthography / etc.
E.g. Hath = have / had

Question 10

Omission of dummy auxiliaries

Answer 10

Non-standard omission of auxiliary verbs
- ‘loves not’ = does not love

Question 11

‘th’ suffix

Answer 11

southern influence
- Non-standard