social groups

Question 1

social class

Answer 1

looked at in relation to language and is often to do with the way that people pronounce certain sounds

Question 2

peter trudgill

Answer 2

• looked for the non standard forms walking and talking (g dropping) and at the use of ‘-s’ in verbs
• research’s aim was to see if there was a correlation between class, gender and use of the non standard form but concludes that class is more of a determiner than gender

Question 3

petyt

Answer 3

looked at aitch dropping and found the lower the class, the more likely to drop their aitch

Question 4

beinstein
codes

Answer 4

restricted - more wc, inherently dietic, relaxed syntax, many simple coordinating conjunctions

elaborated - more mc, uses standard syntax, more subordinate clauses and conjunctions

Question 5

labov

Answer 5

features black boys speaking in RC but with a logical argument which suggests an issue with linguistically articulating ideas rather than there being a cognitive deficit