Accent And Dialect

• What are the two types of prestige?

  Overt prestige:

  prestige assigned to forms of language which are considered correct/standard - usually used in formal speech

  Covert prestige:

  use of the vernacular and often patois (usually dialect of a particular region)

  expresses solidarity, community and group identity more than authority.
• What is Received Pronunciation?

  standard form of British English pronunciation, based on educated speech in southern England, widely accepted as a standard elsewhere.
• Received pronunciation phonetics

  RP is evident when speaker can produce a glottal stop - replace 't' before another consonant (e.g. football)
• Received pronunciation syntax

  word order of RP can vary,

  'one must learn' as opposed to 'you must learn'

  'it is I' opposed to 'it is me'

  This is a form of overt prestige
• Received pronunciation lexis

  High register words used in terms of lexis

  Dandy - (man concerned with his appearance)

  Expurgate - (purge/cleanse moral offense)