About social dialects of English that still exist in England

1. Dialects - English Social Dialects 2006130938 박윤경 2010130738 이다현

2. CONTENTS 1 Introduction to Dialects 2 Social Dialects vs. Regional Dialects 3 Examples of Social Dialects in England 4 The Background of English Social Dialects 5 The significance of Social Dialect Studies

4. A dialect is very different from accent

5. Standard English

7. Examples of Social Dialects in England Words that initiate with ‘h’  Two types of pronunciations for ‘h’ in words such as ‘house’ – [h] or Ø  The rate of ‘h’ omission in world initials increase as we go lower in social class < Comparison between social class and the rate of ‘h’ omission>

8. (2) ‘r’ that comes behind a vowel Two types of pronunciations in ‘r’ in worlds such as ‘car’ or ‘cart’ – [r] or Ø  People of high social class have the tendency to omit the sound ‘r’ behind a vowel < The realization of [r] in words >

9. (3) Suffix ‘-ing’  Two types of pronunciation in ‘-ing’ in words such as ‘swimming’ and ‘sleeping’ – [in] or [iŋ]  Higher social classes use more [in] compared to [iŋ] < Use of pronunciation [iŋ] for suffix ‘-ing’>

11. The evolution of sound ‘h’ after the Norman Conquest

12. ‘h’ pronounciation in early modern englsih

13. ‘h’ during the 18th centuryExample Charles Dickens’ – Great Expectation (1860) Joe : Old orlick he’s been a bustin’ open a dwelling-ouse Pip : Whose? Joe : Not, I grant you, but what his manners is given to blusterouse, still an Englishmen’s ‘ouseis his castle, and castles must not be busted ‘cept when done in war time. And wotsume’er the failing on his part, he were a corn and seedman in his heart Pip : Is it Pumblechook’shouse that has been broken into then?

15. ‘r’ pronunciation in the 17th Century

16. Omission of ‘r’ in South – East England Example Chales Dickens – Great Expectation (1860) Pip : Yes, Joe. I tell you, I heard her. Joe : Which I meantersay, Pip, it might be that her meaning were.

19. Environment

20. Historical background

21. Social background

22. Understanding the past