Accent and Dialect Flashcards

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Stereotyping:

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  • Often can be linked to accent and dialect
  • Geordie accent being associated with Geordie shore and the stereotypes
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Representation:

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  • Defined in which events, people and circumstances are portrayed through language
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Idiomatic phrases:

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A phrase that has a known meaning that is different from the dictionary definition:
* Part of the furniture
* Hit the nail on the head

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Social mobility:

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Describes an individual moving from one social class to another (changing jobs, getting married, change in financial situation).

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Grammatical variation

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non-standard usage of language (Someone has made me mind up for us)

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Phonological variation:

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Pronunciation varies due to accent
(hoose/house , book/book)

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Comparatives and superlatives

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“she is more prettier than him”

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Not using adverbs

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“He ran slow”

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Omission of preposition

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“give it me”

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Using aint instead of isn’t

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“i aint going to the party”

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‘the’ substitution for ‘f’

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i need somefing/ i only have free left

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‘ing’ being ‘ink’

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somethink

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Covert prestige

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Status is gained from hidden peer group recognition

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Linguistic variable

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An item that is likely to vary from place to place

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Overt prestige:

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Publicly acknowledged status

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Self-reported usage

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People describing their own language