Teenagers and sociolects Flashcards
1
Q
Who conducted this study?
A
JENNY CHESHIRE
2
Q
In what year was this study conducted?
A
1982
3
Q
What was done?
A
Recorded the speech of teenagers in an adventure playground in Reading - effects of peer culture
4
Q
Results
A
Found connections in gender but that the ‘toughest’ boys and girls conformed to the group use of non-standard grammatical forms such as ‘ain’t’ the most
5
Q
Who researched ‘familect’?
A
Harriet Powney
