Phonological Change Flashcards
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Examples of phonological change
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Increase use of the schwa (ease of articulation), th fronting ([th]fink), ing instead of in, received pronunciation toning down, uptalk, assimilation (hambag), omission
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Great Vowel Shift 14th - 18th C
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Nam –> Name
Spek–> Speak
3
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Convergence
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Change the way you speak to fit in (e.g. Mick Jagger)
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Divergence
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Change the way you speak to try and stand out
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Upward convergence
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Moving langauge to RP (e.g. David Beckham)
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Multicultural London English
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Youth dialect (Sociolect)
Features: h dropping is disappearing, more monothongs, cockney moved to Kent and Kent is disappearing (accents)
7
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David Starkey
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- idea of Jamaican patois intruding
- he calls MLE jafaican
- he links MLE to crime
