English Language A Level: region

What popular theory did H Giles develop?

• CAT

• Prestige

• Social networks

Milroy undertook research which explored what issue?

• Impact of gender

• Impact of age

• Impact of social networks

In Mahoney's work on accents, when played recordings of fake police interviews, which accents were more likely to be adjudged guilty when heard?

• Scouse (Liverpool)

• Cockney (East London)

• Brummie (Birmingham)

Harrington researched the Queen's speeches. For how many years had it been noticeable that her use of RP had been declining?

• 50

• 10

• 25

Labov's work around Martha's Vineyard discovered what?

• People of lower social status were seen as less intelligent

• Regional accent and dialect was seen as prestige

• Standard forms of language were seen as prestige, reflecting status

Labov's work in New York department stores suggested what?

• The posher the store, the posher the accent

• Sales assistants were intimidated by wealthy, well spoken customers

Giles undertook research where the same arguments for and against capital punishment were explored in writing, With a Brummie, Welsh , RP and Somerset accent

• People trusted the warmth of the Welsh accent

• RP and written presentations were seen as the most impressive

• The Somerset accent sounded trustworthy

The term 'Estuary English' (Rosewarne) refers to:

• London Language

• Thames Estuary language *TH fronting and H dropping,

• Thames Estuary language: dialect of fishermen and traders

Trudgill found that some archaic language "thee" and "thou" second person pronouns are still in use in:

• Yorkshire

• West Midlands

• London

A glottal stop, often associated with Estuary English is the process of:

• Not pronouncing H

• Missing the T sound in words

• Fronting words with TH