Influence of Social Class/Groups on how we speak: Eckert

Question 1

When did Eckert conduct her research and where did she do it?

Answer 1

Detroit in 1989

Question 2

How many social groups did Eckert study?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

Name the 2 social groups that Eckert studied

Answer 3

Jocks, Burnouts

Question 4

How long did Eckert do her research for?

Answer 4

2 years

Question 5

What did Eckert do in the 2 years of researching?

Answer 5

She spent 2 years in public places in the school observing interactions and having a range of discussions with different pupils

Question 6

Why did Eckert choose a high school to do her research?

Answer 6

Because people of varying social classes go there

Question 7

What social class were the Jocks usually from? What would they do once they completed their final exams?

Answer 7

Middle class and would go on to college after finishing school

Question 8

What did the Jocks do on weekends and how did they perform in school?

Answer 8

They drank beer on weekends and got good grades in school

Question 9

How did the goals of the Jocks correlate to the school?

Answer 9

They were more aligned with what school prepared them for

Question 10

What type of accent did the Jocks speak in in terms of prestige?

Answer 10

They spoke in a more socially prestigious accent.

Question 11

What was the greeting of the Jocks?

Answer 11

“Hi”

Question 12

Why were the Jocks critical of the Burnouts?

Answer 12

They were critical of them for their ungrammatical use of language

Question 13

What did the Jocks and Burnouts compete for in school?

Answer 13

Finding out what was ‘cool’ to do in school

Question 14

What social class were the Burnouts from?

Answer 14

Mostly working class families

Question 15

What did the Burnouts do for leisurely activities?

Answer 15

They smoked pot and drank beer

Question 16

What did the Burnouts do with some of their classes? Which group of people did they sometimes have run-ins with?

Answer 16

They would sometimes skip their classes and also have run-ins with the police occasionally

Question 17

How did the goals of the Burnouts correlate to the school?

Answer 17

They did not relate to the school at all

Question 18

How did the Burnouts speak? What were these associated with?

Answer 18

They used exaggerated pronunciations associated with the urban accent of the Detroit neighbourhood

Question 19

What did the Burnout vocabulary include more of?

Answer 19

Included more technical vocabulary when talking about drugs

Question 20

What was the greeting of the Burnouts?

Answer 20

“How ya doin’” - clear g dropping here

Question 21

What non-standard linguistic feature was more present with the Burnouts than the Jocks?

Answer 21

Multiple negation

Question 22

Give an example of multiple negation

Answer 22

“I didnt do nothing wrong”

Question 23

Why were Burnouts critical of Jocks?

Answer 23

They were critical of Jocks for talking like their parents

Question 24

What sub-class was there within the Burnouts?

Answer 24

Extreme Burnouts

Question 25

What did the Extreme Burnouts think about some of the less extreme burnouts?

Answer 25

They considered them to be Jocks

Question 26

What conclusion can be made about Young adult language use influence?

Answer 26

Their language use is more influenced by their peers than their parents

Question 27

What conclusion was made about the relation of language used to social class?

Answer 27

It did not fully relate to their parents social class and instead related to if they were Jocks or Burnouts

Question 28

What was Language style a larger part of in Eckerts study?

Answer 28

It was a larger group of other factors like music taste and clothing style which determined if you were a Jock or Burnout

Question 29

Why have speakers adapted their language in this study?

Answer 29

So that they can further relate to the norms and values of that social group