Accent and Dialect Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is recieved pronunciation? | Overt prestige, like recieved wisdom |
| Define "Dialect" | A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation |
| What is dialect levelling? | A concept that dialects have levelled out and are not distinct, thanks to the media, education, urbanisation and travel |
| Define "Bidialectism" | The ability to switch between two dialect forms |
| What is koineisation? | The process of creating a new language form by mixing two existing forms or through dialect levelling |
| Define "Status & Solidarity Values" | The process of thinking about information about one or more other people in relation to the self |
| What are isoglosses? | Geographical boundary lines where different linguistic features meet |
| Translate isoglosses into Greek | Equal language |
| What is cockney? | The nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London |
| Define "Estuary English" | A recent accent variety used in the south-east England which combines RP with some aspects of regional southern accents |
| What are racist epithets? | Terminology that affects negatively a racial community |
| List the three criteria that depends on whether taboo terms are allowed or not | Close bond/relationship, context/trigger and authority |
| What is the evolution of swearing and using taboo terms, and what are the two concepts of the creation of swearing? | It is unclear as to how they came about. Some argue that they are from Anglo Saxon origin, some argue that God in the Bible declared they had blasphemous and sexual connotations |
| Define "Non Rhotic" | A language variety in which sequences of vowel-/r/-consonant or vowel-/r/-word boundary are not permitted to occur |
| Why do working class women speak with Standard English rather than men? | Women have more compassion and talk about their feelings a lot in conversation |
| List three British places that recieved pronunciation derived from in the 19th century | London, Oxford and Cambridge |
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