Trudgills Norwich Study Flashcards
What did Trudgill study?
Accents in Norwich based on social class
How many classes did Trudgill divide people of Norwich into?
5
What did the social classes range from? (Highest to lowest)
Lower working class to middle middle class.
What two forms of speech did Trudgill record?
Formal and Informal speech
What did Trudgill find for the lower class people with frequency of omitting the “t” phoneme?
They omitted “t” more frequently
What did Trudgill find with what accents women preferred?
They preferred received pronunciation
What did Trudgill find with middle middle class men with their informal speech and formal speech?
In informal speech they used regional pronunciation but in formal speech they did not do t-dropping
What 2 factors did Trudgill conclude influenced the omission or inclusion of the “ng” phoneme?
Class and social context
What was the situation with women reporting their informal speech?
Women under-reported their use of informal speech
What was the situation with men reporting their informal speech?
Men over-reported their use of informal speech
What were men more susceptible to in terms of prestige?
Covert Prestige
Why were men more susceptible to Covert Prestige?
They instead felt that it was better not to speak in a posh way
