The MLE Stuff

Question 1

Faulks and Dochety

Answer 1

The idea that language spreads outwards from London

Question 2

Pidgin

Answer 2

Language created to bridge a communication barrier

Question 3

Andersson and Trudgill - What attitudes towards dialects and accents are based on

Answer 3

Prejudices

Question 4

RP

Answer 4

Only 3-5% still speak it

RP is evolving into Estuary English

Question 5

Cockney

Answer 5

Associated with the working class

Used as a street language to confuse police - Connected with crime

Question 6

Estuary English

Answer 6

Replacing RP

Standard English with a South east accent - John C Wells

Features

• T glottling. Water 🔜 Wa’er
• L vocalisation
• G dropping

Question 7

Covert and Overt Prestige

Answer 7

Covert - Using language that not everyone would understand to elevate one’s own social standing

Overt - Using language like RP to appear above others

Question 8

Attitudes the regional dialects

Answer 8

Birmingham accent twice as likely to be sent to jail, research proves

Trudgill - Woman’s pronunciation is closer to RP than men’s