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6 Cards in this Set
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Petyt 1977 |
Higher social status = less regional accent and 'h' dropping (Eliza doolittle) |
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Giles 1975 |
Lecturer's intelligence by accent... Rp=more intelligent |
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Sarah Wood 2002 |
Recreated Giles with female students. Less about social status, rp showed more intelligence. Rp less attractive |
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Enright 'does accent matter?' |
Rp leads the prestige league. Then rural and then urban accents |
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David Crystal |
Rp indicatea social and educational background. Obscures speakers place of birth. Cockney rhyming slang influenced by celebs |
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Michael Pearce |
"language of powerful social groups usually carries linguistic prestige" |
