Social Class and Language (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Trudgill's Norwich study focused on what sound?
Trudgill's Norwich study focused on what sound?
Dropping of /ng/ sound at end of words (e.g., walkin')
Overt prestige in language
Overt prestige in language
Openly high-status language forms valued by society
Covert prestige in language
Covert prestige in language
Hidden status within peer group via non-standard forms
Milroy's key concept influencing language
Milroy's key concept influencing language
Social networks - people someone regularly interacts with
Dense multiplex networks and language
Dense multiplex networks and language
Preserve non-standard forms in tight communities
Labov's NY study examined what pronunciation feature?
Labov's NY study examined what pronunciation feature?
Rhoticity - pronunciation of /r/ sounds (post-vocalic /r/)
Hypercorrection definition
Hypercorrection definition
Over-applying prestige forms, even more than upper-class
Petyt's Bradford study focused on what?
Petyt's Bradford study focused on what?
H-dropping - omission of /h/ at start of words
Bernstein's restricted code characteristics
Bernstein's restricted code characteristics
Context-dependent, implicit, shorthand-like, shared knowledge
Bernstein's elaborated code characteristics
Bernstein's elaborated code characteristics
Explicit, context-independent, analytic, full explanations