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MLE

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

MLE stands for

a)

Multicultural Language English

b)

Multicultural London English

c)

Multi-Lingual English

d)

Emma Lees

2.

MLE has also been known as MEYD which stands for...

a)

Multicultural English youth dialogue

b)

Multi-lingual English youth dialect

c)

Multicultural English young dialect

d)

Multicultural English youth dialect

3.

Whose research found that a variety of language is used by young people which they termed MLE?

a)

Adam Fox

b)

Sue Fox

c)

Howard Giles

d)

Sue Wolf

4.

MLE is also known as "Jafaican" implying inauthentic mimicking of black origin language by white speakers

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Select all the grammatical features of MLE

a)

Reversal of H dropping

b)

H dropping (eg house becoming ouse)

c)

Th fronting (eg three becoming free)

d)

Th stopping (eg thing becoming ting)

e)

Non-standard pronoun ‘man’ instead of 1st or 2nd person pronouns

6.

"Blud" is slang for

a)

A Friend

b)

A family member

c)

A person you dislike

d)

Blood

7.

Which genre of music is said to be part of the spread of MLE?

a)

Pop

b)

R&B

c)

Rap

d)

Grime

8.

What are "creps"?

a)

A type of food

b)

Female body part

c)

Shoes

d)

Jogging bottoms

9.

What did Alistair Mcgowan suggest about the mouth movement of speakers of MLE?

a)

Mouth movement is small and restricted

b)

Mouth movement is big, wide and exaggerated

10.

What are "batties"?

a)

Old people

b)

Glasses

c)

Shoes

d)

Low rise trousers

11.

The word "bredrin" is derived from the word brethren meaning

a)

Brother

b)

Friend

c)

Father

d)

Christian