Studies of MLE Flashcards
Which 2 linguists studied 4 men in South London?
Pichler and Williams
What did Pichler and Williams wish to find in their study?
How the men created identity through language use
Name one of the four men Pichler and Williams studied
Nathaniel
Who’s work and what concept did Pichler and Williams use in their study?
Silverstein’s cultural concepts
What do Silversteins cultural concepts say?
Language use does not have a straightforward interpretation
Who did Drummond study?
A group of teenagers in Manchester
Which phonological variations did Drummond study?
Variations of “th”
What did Drummond find with “th” when words started with “th”?
They were replaced with “f”
What is it called when “th” is replaced with “f”?
th-fronting
What was a variation other than “th” being replaced with “f” that Drummond found?
Found “th” was replaced with “t”
How did Drummond feel about the findings of “th” being replaced with “t”?
He was not expecting it
What did Drummond conclude with “th” being replaced with “t” among Manchester teenagers?
That it was a new feature
What did Drummond find was the main factor for Manchester teenagers using “t” instead of “th”?
If they listened to Grime music
What context did Drummond find th-stopping was used in the most?
When participants were trying to act tough
Which new pronoun did Cheshire discover in MLE?
“Man”
Which pronoun does “man” replace?
“You”
Can “Man” be used in the singular and plural form?
Yes
Which gender uses the pronoun “man” more in MLE?
Men
Which 2 linguists studied the use of was/were in MLE?
Cheshire, Kerswill
What did Kerswill and Cheshire find in Hackney?
There was competition between the use of “Wasn’t” and “Weren’t”
What were Kerswill and Cheshire studying?
Competition between “Was” and “Were”
What conclusion did Cheshire and Kerswill come to for explaining competition between “Was” and “Were”?
It was due to the language contact situation in London
Which 2 linguists studied the use of Articles in MLE?
Fox, Torgersen
Which 2 articles did Fox and Torgersen study?
“A” and “The”
Which article is indefinite and which one is definite out of “A” and “The”?
“A” is indefinite, “The” is definite
What was the usual use of the “e” phoneme in “The” when it pre-modified a word starting with a vowel?
It would be an “e” sound
What was the use of the “e” phoneme in “The” when it pre-modified a word starting with a consonant?
It would be an “uh” sound
What did Fox and Torgersen find with the phonological elements of “The” and “A”?
They were not being used in a standard way
How was “The” used when pre-modifying words starting with a vowel in MLE?
It was said like “thuh”
