'n' rather than SE 'ng' in words like 'walking''t' in glottal stop words like 'water'loss of initial 'h' in words like 'have'
what did trudgil discover?
In all social classes, the more careful the speech, the more likely it was for people to say 'walking' with 'ng'The use of 'walkin' was more frequent in lower social classes.The non-standard 'in' forms occurred more in men's speech than women'sWhen women were questioned they said they use standard 'ng' forms more than they really didWhen men were questioned they said they used non-standard 'in' forms more than they really did
Trudgillnfoun dropping of..
G sound was used by lower class but men more
What did trudgil find about women
Women of all classes over-reported the number of standard forms they used which showed that they cared about the overt prestige.
What did trudgil find about men
Men over-reported their use of non-standard forms, showing the covert prestige they desire.
What did trudgil conclude
Women used more standard forms than men in a direct class-for-class comparison.
