Standard English and RP Flashcards
What is a standard?
An authoritative or recognized and accepted as an exemplar of correctness
a restige variety used as a model for education
What are the processes of standardization?
Selection
Codification
Ellaboration
Implementation
What is Selection?
Selection is the rocess whereby you pick a variety based on soial and cultural prestige to represent a standard
Codification?
Making the grammar better by reducing the internal variability within the selected variety and established norms in grammar and standard spelling
Ellaboration?
New language can now be used for a wide range of functions - extension of linguistic sources
Implementation?
Implementing this standard into exemplary documents and encouraging users to develop pride in it by eliminating the varieties within it!
What was Caxtons printing press in 1476 an example of?
The codification process in Standardization - making texts available
Why is “What have you to be thankful for?” not standard?
because prepositions should go before or after nouns never at the end of phrases however they make sense.
What is the standard soken accent?
RP/ Southern Standard British English
What are problems with codification of a spoken language?
Harder to describe spoken lang than written
What is an advantage of standard english?
Has benefits with language learning
Disadvantage?
Can reflect inequality and lead to social hierarchy.
