Standard English, Dialect Levelling, Estuary English Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What English type is the agreed written form in schools?
A
Standard English
2
Q
What do Prescriptivists call Standard English?
A
‘Proper’ English
3
Q
Why is Standard English a dialect?
A
It can be spoken with any accent, it is just the words used
4
Q
What is Dialect Levelling?
A
The process where dialects are eliminated over time
5
Q
How did WWII cause dialect levelling?
A
Working class communities were forced to move houses.
6
Q
How does peer pressure cause dialect levelling?
A
Children are forced to conform to the linguistic norms that their friends use
7
Q
What decade was Estuary English first mentioned?
A
1980s
8
Q
What caused the Estuary English accent to be created?
A
Lots of people moved to around that area after WWII
