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| Overt Prestige | The standard accent. it is generally acknowledged as ‘correct’ and therefore valued highly among all speakers of the language.
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| Covert Prestige | The speech isn't valued within the community, is hidden and isn't as widely recognised.
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| Status | The position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional positions.
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| Accent | A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class.
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| Dialect | A regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from geographical regions.
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| Estuary English | An accent which is associated with counties around the River Thames and with the counties surrounding it.
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| Code-switching | Alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation.
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| Non-standard English | Refers to use of English, especially regarding grammar, that is considered to be sub-standard or not "proper".
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| Prescriptivist Attitude | The attitude or belief that one variety of a language is superior to others and should be promoted as such.
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| Descriptivist Attitude | The belief that anybody can express themselves how they want to and everybody is different.
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| Received Pronounciation (RP) | The standard form of British English pronunciation, based on educated speech in southern England, widely accepted as a standard elsewhere.
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