Evaluate the idea that some accents and dialects are more preferable than others, by Neil Hussey https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad Made with a dash of wit en-us 2019-01-24 11:08:17 UTC 2022-01-13 12:10:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323908968 Yorkshire is most trusted accent- honesty]]> 2019-01-24 14:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323908968 Omar (1991) https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909160 The standard form of a language comes from the most economically developed area.

]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909160 nhussey1973 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909206 Caxton 1476 - Chose SE dialect because of business and power - gave it an overt prestige.]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909206 nhussey1973 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909216 Caxton 1476 - Chose SE dialect because of business and power - gave it an overt prestige.

]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909216 nhussey1973 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909316 Omar 1991]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909316 Local dialects where removed from publications by https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909351 "were"

]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909351 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909483 prefere]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909483 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909488 preference due to accent association (TV presenters) ]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909488 All northern dialect had been removed from print by 1500 - Puttenham https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909646 What could this suggest about attitudes towards them?]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909646 Received Pronounication - intelligence https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909710 2019-01-24 14:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909710 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909713 Aziz Corporation - employers judge prospective employees on accent. May want to change their accent for better job opportunities (hypercorrection / change from above)]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909713 Received Pronunciation - intelligence https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909734 Which theorist said this?

]]> 2019-01-24 14:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909734 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909812 Martha's Vineyard, change from above in older fisherman, change from below in younger fisherman showed how the accent changed based upon a negative attitude towards people travelling from the New York]]> 2019-01-24 14:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909812 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909918 Rappers and MUBE - prefer to use MUBE dialect as they see it as cool]]> 2019-01-24 14:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323909918 Overt Prestige - language everyone likes - such as language in Kent, Oxford, London https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910070 Why? What do we associate it with?]]> 2019-01-24 14:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910070 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910144 Yorkshire]]> 2019-01-24 14:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910144 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910163 Yorkshire - Speak our mind ]]> 2019-01-24 14:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910163 People are more likely to prefer accents from their icons and role models as they are well respected on social media and aspiring fans tend to follow their role models in an attempt to mirror them and become more trendy. https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910164 2019-01-24 14:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910164 Covert Prestige - language everyone does not like - Hull, Liverpool, Birmingham https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910176 Language in common - double negatives - split infinitives and elision

]]> 2019-01-24 14:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910176 R.P is classed as exclusive due to only 3-5% speaking it https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910211 2019-01-24 14:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910211 R.P is https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910296 2019-01-24 14:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910296 Invading language https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910365 Language associated with invaders, assumes a prestige. For example, French was used as the language of the law and has significant influence on modern formal language.

]]> 2019-01-24 14:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910365 In the early years, you are exposed to the accent of your family, therefore, you are more likely to prefer that accent as you understand it better in comparison to external influences https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910584 2019-01-24 14:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910584 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910668 Petyt - Bradford H drop
Who?  Why? 
Teenagers - Social identity]]> 2019-01-24 14:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910668 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910836 Hypercorrection- people changing their accent to fit in ]]> 2019-01-24 14:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910836 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910885 Northerners ]]> 2019-01-24 14:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910885 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910979 Regional dialects (especially Northern ones) were associated with the working class and so people perceived them to be less intelligent - this bias remains today]]> 2019-01-24 14:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323910979 people converge to estuary English when in a working environment https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323911068 2019-01-24 14:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323911068 BBC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323911814 2019-01-24 14:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323911814 BBC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323911870 Was established in 1922, however its funding is derived from a mix of public and private funding. Therefore, it was closely associated with RP, because of the connotations of wealth, education and status ]]> 2019-01-24 14:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323911870 New York - Will Labov https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912068
Rhotic 'R' sound in York by the prestigious classes

]]> 2019-01-24 14:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912068 Up north - More Viking language https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912273 Down South - More Germanic ]]> 2019-01-24 14:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912273 RP is seen as colder and more exclusive - Estuary English is emerging as the new prestigious accent. Even the Queen's accent has shifted slightly towards Estuary, giving it prestige https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912312 2019-01-24 14:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912312 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912734 Labov]]> 2019-01-24 14:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912734 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912748 Swales-discourse community, accents give a shared identity to those who use it]]> 2019-01-24 14:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912748 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912837 Caxton chose SE through norm selection which means it is chosen from the most affluent areas. ]]> 2019-01-24 14:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323912837 Softer accents (eg: irish) more likely to be liked due to the softer phonemes rather than harsher ones like german https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913076 2019-01-24 14:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913076 The Hull accent is associated with crime and poverty as it is far from RP and uses a lot of clipping and ellision https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913199 2019-01-24 14:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913199 The Hull accent is associated with crime and https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913235 2019-01-24 14:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913235 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913780 Personal experiences and preferences influence our opinions of different accents and dialects, e.g. a bad experience with an RP speaker could lead to prejudices against other RP speakers]]> 2019-01-24 14:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913780 The wave theory allows neighbouring areas to be influenced by their accent or dialect. https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913982 2019-01-24 14:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323913982 John Swales https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914018
Discourse Community - shared discourse and common lexis - those in a place such as Hull are going to more so share their dialects with each other 

]]> 2019-01-24 14:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914018 John Swales https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914039
Discouse Community - shared discourse and common lexis ]]> 2019-01-24 14:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914039 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914057 prefer your own regional dialect if that's what you've been surrounded by your whole life (people you know and like speak with that regional accent)]]> 2019-01-24 14:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914057 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914218 prefer your own regional dialect if that's what you've been surrounded by your whole life (people you know and like ]]> 2019-01-24 14:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914218 Yorksha, we chuffin luv ya https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914345 2019-01-24 14:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914345 Accents often have a historical link which contributes to whether some people like the accent or dialect https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914348 2019-01-24 14:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914348 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914401 prefer your own regional dialect if that's what you've been surrounded by your whole life (people you know and like ]]> 2019-01-24 14:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914401 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914586 Wave theory - Geordie Dialect very similar to Scottish dialect ]]> 2019-01-24 14:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323914586 important ! https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323916369 A01: terminology & line of argument 
A02: debate theory


]]> 2019-01-24 14:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323916369 Yorkshire - Gods country https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323917066 2019-01-24 14:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/323917066 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990178436 Yorkshire is the most trusted accent ]]> 2022-01-13 11:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990178436 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990179542 milroy said there was no golden age of language and that there’s never been a perfect language ]]> 2022-01-13 11:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990179542 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990179688 R.P gives you the best start off in life ]]> 2022-01-13 11:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990179688 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180211 Labov - new york study, w/c use rhotic r. Usage decreases in formal situations]]> 2022-01-13 11:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180211 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180243 Standard English is still taught in schools ]]> 2022-01-13 11:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180243 there are preferable dialects but people rebel https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180387 Jenny Chesshire showed how 80% of youth talk within their vernacular subculture- could relate to the substratum theory that this may be because of external influences such as music/online ]]> 2022-01-13 11:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180387 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180625 Aziz corporation - 80% of companies judge based on accent]]> 2022-01-13 11:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180625 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180946 Brown and Levinson, face theory]]> 2022-01-13 11:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990180946 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990181785 Pinker - lang isn’t owned]]> 2022-01-13 11:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990181785 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990181786 A stronger sense of regional identity in the UK has been created ]]> 2022-01-13 11:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990181786 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182266 Labov - Martha’s vineyard]]> 2022-01-13 11:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182266 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182348 peter trudgill- divergence of working class- women usually overt prestige and men usually covert prestige]]> 2022-01-13 11:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182348 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182654 Harrington - Queen’s speech has shifted from RP to Estuary English]]> 2022-01-13 11:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182654 No preference- we can't contain language https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182680 Prescriptivists state that we cannot contain language- Rob Drummond said that bans and teaching RP is pointless because in social situations we will diverge/ dialect level ]]> 2022-01-13 11:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182680 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182749 People may hypercorrect to non-standard English to give them a sense of identity. Others may hypercorrect to the standard form in order to appear more respectable and prestigious, e.g for a job interview.]]> 2022-01-13 11:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990182749 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990185286 Language is constantly changing and evolving and so we must not attempt to achieve a norm ]]> 2022-01-13 12:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990185286 Occupation https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990185791 People believe we sound more intelligent in a certain dialect. Supported by Hannah Parkinson and Paul Graham who was founder of a company: "you can't make it work to understand you"]]> 2022-01-13 12:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990185791 Norm Selection https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990186073 Haughen + Omar = language comes from the most powerful and affluent areas ]]> 2022-01-13 12:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990186073 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990186415 Media has made regional dialect more widespread and acceptable. More common to hear dialect, people will view these dialects as normal in comparison to having never heard them]]> 2022-01-13 12:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990186415 kerswell- change due to social pressures towards certain accents. https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990186639 2022-01-13 12:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990186639 Daniel Lavelle https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990187547 There is an expectation to change accent when moving to a new area, especially when receiving higher education/ being promoted]]> 2022-01-13 12:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990187547 Geography https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990187918 Dialect levelling- depending on where we are, we will merge our dialects to sound like the most predominant one. People have this need to fit in- Kerswill ]]> 2022-01-13 12:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990187918 Media/influencers https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189208 Estuary English is now used more instead of RP- more accessible ]]> 2022-01-13 12:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189208 common associations with northern accent is that they are commonly seen with crime, e.g. british soaps https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189230 2022-01-13 12:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189230 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189272 Social class is a fundamental structure in the UK. One of the key indicators of social class is accent. RP is an accent associated with power and prestige and so in environments where power and education is credible, and so RP has increased desirability through all social classes. ]]> 2022-01-13 12:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189272 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189349 80% of teens diverge from the norm ]]> 2022-01-13 12:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189349 Darren Boyle https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189432 people are less likely to get a job offer if they have a working-class/ regional dialect compared to those who used received pronunciation, a new government]]> 2022-01-13 12:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990189432 Amanda Cole https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990191405 Working-class and ethnic minority accents are judged to be less intelligent in South-east england. Lower working-class were judged at 14% less intelligent

]]> 2022-01-13 12:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990191405 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990191794 Cheshire concluded that male and female speakers in Reading exploited the resources of the linguistic system in different ways. Some linguistic features were markers of vernacular loyalty for both sexes. Some features function in this way for boys/girls  Only ]]> 2022-01-13 12:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/ad/wish/1990191794