milroy’s belfast study Flashcards
what does milroy look at?
- men and women using non-standard forms (the non-standard pronunciation of the /th/ in ‘father’ and the /a/ in ‘flat’) in belfast
what were the 2 types of network milroy defined?
- open
- closed
….. networks consist of people who all … each other and a …. of …. out of the network - they are a …-…. group. this is described as being quite …. or having a …. ….
closed networks consist of people who all know each other and a lack of links out of the network - they are a tight-knit group. this is described as being quite dense or having a high density
…. networks are typified by being very …. . many ….. to people outside of the normal area are ….. . this is described as having a … ……
open networks are typified by being very broad. many links to people outside of the normal area are involved. this is described as having a low density
what did milroy find?
- men have dense, closed networks. they use a high number of non-standard forms
- women have less dense and open networks. they use a much smaller number of non-standard forms
what study challenges milroy’s belfast study?
a study of the clonard women and hammer men in belfast challenges these findings
the study of …. women and ….. men found that due to a rise in ….., men had to travel out of the community to find a …. and the women all ended up working together in the town. as a result, the …. ended up with quite …. networkers and …. ended up with quite a …. network
the study of clonard women and hammer men in belfast challenges these findings. this study found that due to a rise in unemployment, men had to travel out of the community to find a job and the women all ended up working together in the town. as a result, the men ended up with quite open networks and women ended up with quite a closed network
what does the study of clonard women and hammer men allow us to deduce?
- a social group is more controlling of a person’s language than their gender
