Kerswill's Study Flashcards
Which 2 dialects did Kerswill study the spread of?
Cockney, Estuary English
What did Kerswill use to show boundaries of linguistic features?
Isoglosses
What are Isoglosses?
Lines drawn on a map to show the limits of linguistic features
Why were Milton Keynes and Reading chosen?
They had lots of geographical mobility in them
Why was Hull chosen?
It was a geographically isolated city
What social class were most people from Hull in? What generation were the children?
Most were working class, children were 3rd generation locals
What was found in Milton Keynes with newcomers?
Newcomers spoke a variety of regional accents
Who did 4 year old children in Milton Keynes speak like?
4 year olds spoke like their parents.
Who did 8 to 12 year old children in Milton Keynes speak like?
Children aged 8 to 12 spoke Estuary English dialect with a Milton Keynes accent
What was the only change observed in Reading residents?
Older residents had a more rhotic accent
Which phoneme did younger Reading residents omit?
Omitted the “t” phoneme.
What was found in Hull with younger residents?
Young speakers kept the accent of their older relatives
What is an example of young people in Hull keeping their older relatives accents?
‘u’ phoneme in ‘but’ was said like how southern people say ‘put’
What fronting did young Hull speakers do that was different to their older relatives?
Th-fronting
Which group of people influenced young Hull residents to do th-fronting?
Their friends
