Polish Immigrants Language Assimilation in Glasgow Flashcards
Who studied Polish schoolchildren in Glasgow?
Sadie Ryan
Were the Polish Schoolchildren locally born or immigrants?
Immigrants
How did the Glasgow-born schoolchildren follow overt prestige in school?
They used “yes” to respond to teachers
How did the Glasgow-born schoolchildren follow covert prestige in school?
They used “aye” to respond to their friends
Which location in school did children use “aye”?
The playground
What were the Glaswegian-born children able to do well with their language use?
Style-shift
What did the Polish children eventually learn how to do?
Say “aye” with their friends and “yes” with their teachers
How can it be seen that the Polish schoolchildren took style-shifting to another level?
They used “aye” with their friends and “yes” with their school teachers more than the Glasgow-born students
What did Sadie Ryan find about why Polish children adopted Glaswegian ways of speaking more than Glasgow-born children?
When they arrived in England, they would be bullied for speaking in a foreign language
