English Language - Regional Variations - Language Diversity

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Decks in this class (16)

Features distinguishing accents from each other
What are accents 1,
What are dialects 2,
Which british accent has the high...
20  cards
Standard English, Dialect Levelling, Estuary English
What english type is the agreed w...,
What do prescriptivists call stan...,
Why is standard english a dialect 3
8  cards
Devon Accent Information
What is present in the west count...,
What is happening to the devon ac...,
What are lexical variations 3
8  cards
Phonological Aspects of Estuary English and Received Pronunciation
Which accent out of ee and rp hav...,
What is an example of l vocalizat...,
Which accent has more usage of gl...
13  cards
Similarities and Differences between Estuary English and Cockney
When is cockney more likely to do...,
What is an example of cockney h d...,
Do ee and cockney both use th fro...
6  cards
Similarities between Cockney and Received Pronunciation
Does rp have th fronting does coc...,
Does rp have yod dropping 2,
When will cockney drop h s 3
9  cards
Standard Accents
What is considered to be the stan...,
What is a standard accent conside...,
What status do standard accents u...
10  cards
Substratum Theory
What does substratum theory say 1,
When was it observed that prince ...,
Which variety of english had prin...
6  cards
Inherent Value Hypothesis vs Imposed Norm Hypothesis and Overt + Covert Prestige
What is the inherent value hypoth...,
What is the imposed norm hypothes...,
What do canadian french speakers ...
15  cards
David Crystal and Jane Setters views on Pronunciation
What does setter say about pronun...,
What 2 needs does david crystal s...,
What does pronunciation help us u...
5  cards
Accent Bias and Discrimination tackling
What will people often think when...,
What do psychologists call the ab...,
What is beneficial for job recrui...
5  cards
Impress The Examiner Cards for Regional Variations
0  cards

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