Standard English, Dialect Levelling, Estuary English Flashcards
What English type is the agreed written form in schools?
Standard English
What do Prescriptivists call Standard English?
‘Proper English’
What made the Standard English Dialect so dominant?
The work of the Grammarians in the 1700’s
Why is Standard English a dialect?
It can be spoken with any accent, it is just the words used
What is Dialect Levelling?
The process where dialects are eliminated over time
How did WWII cause dialect levelling?
Working class communities were broken down as forced to move houses
How does peer pressure cause dialect levelling?
Children are forced to conform to the linguistic norms that their friends use
When was Estuary English first mentioned? Who mentioned it?
1984, David Rosewarne
Where has the Estuary English accent come from?
Living areas around the Thames Estuary
What caused the Estuary English accent to be created?
Lots of people moved to around that area after WWII
What is Estuary English pronunciation a mix of?
non-regional and south-eastern pronunciation
Name 3 Accents
Estuary English, Cockney, Received Pronunciation
Give an example of Dialect Levelling that has happened in Britain
Received Pronunciation mixed with Cockney has resulted in Estuary English
