region Flashcards
what is the name of Howard Giles’ region theory
matched guise approach
what happened in the matched guise approach
participants listen to the same speaker using a range of different accents and then pass judgement on each variant
which accent was the most impressive - Howard Giles
RP
which accent was the least impressive - Howard Giles
birmingham
how was RP described - Howard Giles
more professional and competent
when was seligman, tucker and Lambert’s study
1972
what was seligman, tucker and Lambert’s study based on
teachers judgment of students
how many teachers were in seligman, tucker and Lambert’s study
40
what age were the control group in seligman, tucker and Lambert’s study
US 4th graders
what was assessed in seligman, tucker and Lambert’s study
the paired speech and writing of students
what were the students divided into -seligman, tucker and Lambert’s study
spanish and non-spanish influenced students
which group was preferred in seligman, tucker and Lambert’s study
non- spanish speakers as it was deemed more intelligent
when was Choy and Dodd’s study
1976
who was assessed in Choy and Dodd’s study
28 standard and non standard English 5th graders
what was listened to in Choy and Dodd’s study
stories
what was assessed in Choy and Dodd’s study
ease of comprehension
who had the greatest comprehension in Choy and Dodd’s study
standard English students
who conducted a study in Bradford
Ives
how many students in Ives’ study had Bradford background
95%
what language did the students frequently code- switch to in Ives’ study
Punjabi
what postcode was considered the least posh in the Bradford study - ives
BD8
what postcode was considered the most posh in the Bradford study - ives
BD22
which linguist created the study called Martha’s Vineyard
William Labov
what year was William Labov’s study of Martha’s Vineyard
1961
how many residents were initially in martha’s vineyard
6,000
how many visitors came to Martha’s vineyard
40,000
what language feature was studied in William Labov’s study of Martha’s Vineyard
diphthongs
what was the main occupation of those that rejected language change in William Labov’s study of Martha’s Vineyard
fishermen
what was a result of the fishermen’s attitudes towards language in William Labov’s study of Martha’s Vineyard
subconsciously emphasised diphthongs as a result of attitudes
where was Trudgill’s study set
Norwich
what year did Trudgill’s Norwich study take place
1974
how many phonological variations were noted in Trudgill’s Norwich study
16
how many people were analysed in Trudgill’s Norwich study
60
what kind of words was the ‘ng’ phoneme mos notable in Trudgill’s Norwich study
walking and talking
which class used the ‘ng’ phoneme more standard in Trudgill’s Norwich study
middle
who gender used standard English more than men Trudgill’s Norwich study
women
who gender used standard English more than men Trudgill’s Norwich study
women
who used overt prestige in Trudgill’s Norwich study
women
which gender used covert prestige Trudgill’s - Norwich study
men
