Trudgills Norwich Study Flashcards
When did Trudgill do their study?
1974
What did Trudgill study?
Studied regional accent in Norwich in relation to social class
What 3 phonological variables did Trudgill study?
‘ng’ phoneme, ‘t’ phoneme, ‘h’ phoneme
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 talking did Trudgill record?
Formal and Informal speech
What did Trudgill find for the lower class people with phoneme usage?
They dropped the ‘ng’ and ‘t’ phoneme more often
What did Trudgill find with women?
Preferred Received Pronunciation to Regional Pronunciation as they felt insecure about their use of linguistics
What did Trudgill find with middle middle class men?
In informal speech they used regional pronunciation but in formal speech they did not do g-dropping
What was Trudgills conclusion with the use of the ‘ng’ phoneme?
It is affected by gender, social class and social context
What was an issue with the reporting in Trudgills study?
Women under-reported their use of informal speech and 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?
Because they instead felt that it was better not to speak in a posh way so they over-reported it
