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Social Dialect
By:
Sella Safitri
13-530-0149
B Class
Social Dialect
A dialect that varies according to the speakers social class.
Dialects are linguistic varieties which are distinguishable
by their vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation
Standard English
Standard English = RP (Received Pronunciation)
the Queens English
BBC English
Social Classifying
An occupational:
major professionals and executives of
large businesses;
lesser professionals and executives
of medium sized businesses;
semi-professionals;
technicians and owners of small
businesses;
skilled workers;
semi-skilled workers;
An educational:
graduate or professional education;
college or university degree;
attendance at college or university
but no degree;
high school graduation;
some high school education;
and less than seven years of formal
education.
So,
Vocabulary
Non-U speakers
Sitting room
Longue
Lavatory
Toilet
Sofa
Settee
Pronunciation
U Speakers
Non-U Speakers
[h]
[ng]
[i]
[in]
[r]
Grammatical Pattern
It was found that children from lower-class
Higher-Class
I
finished
yesterday
that
Lower-Class
book
Nobody
chips.
dont
want
no
Thank You