Social Class

Question 1

Peter trudgill Norwich study

Answer 1

The pronunciation of words such as walking and talking used a g-drop

Question 2

Petyt’s bradford study

Answer 2

Looked at h dropping in words such as horses and found that lower social class was more likely to drop the aitch

Question 3

Basil Bernstein language codes

Answer 3

Restricted code relies on context
Elaborate code provides context

Question 4

Labov

Answer 4

Found black boys spoke in restricted code with a logical argument meaning that there is a lexical rather than cognitive deficit

Question 5

Labov New York

Answer 5

Went to a middle class and a working class department store and found they would change their language to suit their needs unless the most prestigious