Inherent Value Hypothesis vs Imposed Norm Hypothesis and Overt + Covert Prestige Flashcards
What is the Inherent Value Hypothesis?
The belief that the reason an accent becomes standard is because it has pleasing phonological attributes
What is the Imposed Norm Hypothesis?
The belief that an accent became the standard accent of a society by accident
What do Canadian-French speakers feel about European-French?
It is more aesthetically pleasing
What happened when Canadian-French and European-French were played to non-french speaking Welsh listeners?
They were not able to distinguish the phonological variations
What does the Canadian-French European-French test support?
Imposed Norm Hypothesis
Which 2 accents did Non-Greek British speaking listeners observe?
Athenian Greek and Cretan Greek
Which Greek accent was considered to be more beautiful?
Athenian Greek
What happened when the Non-Greek speaking British listeners listened to both accents?
They could not tell the difference between the two
Which Hypothesis is supported by the Athenian-Cretan Greek experiment?
Imposed Norm Hypothesis
Which type of accents are considered to be of lower status in America?
Non-rhotic accents
How do American accent perceptions differ from English accent perceptions with “r” pronunciation?
In English, a rhotic accent is considered to be lower status
How are Glottal Stops perceived in Britain?
Lazy
How are Glottal stops perceived in Farsi?
They are seen as careful speech usage
Define Overt Prestige
The prestige associated with forms of language which are considered correct in society
Define Covert Prestige
When nonstandard dialects are given high prestige by a small amount of people
