This document outlines the objectives of a spoken language study, which are to define dialects and regional lexicons, understand standard English, and develop an idiolect glossary of youth speak. It discusses dialects, regional words from different areas, received pronunciation vs standard English, idiolects specific to social groups, and asks students to create a glossary of words commonly used among peers and youth with standard English definitions.

1. Spoken language study
Objectives:
• Define and understand what a dialect is
• Look at different regional lexicons (words
used in particular geographical regions)
• Define Standard English
• Develop a idiolect glossary – youth speak

2. Dialect
Words associated
with a particular
geographical region

3. What does it mean?
• Kets
• Stalled
• Spice
• Tuffees
• Goodies
• Coshies
• ??????

4. And another one….
• Stottie-cake
• Barm-cake
• Scuffler
• Cob
• Batch
• Bap
• Roll

5. What dialects do you
recognise?
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/regional-voices/lexical-variation/

6. Received pronunciation
• A pronunciation of British
English, originally based on
the speech of the upper
class of south eastern
England and characteristic
of the English spoken at
the public schools and at
Oxford and Cambridge
Universities. Until recently
it was the standard form
of English used in British
broadcasting.

7. Standard English
• The accepted way
of speaking English
• A form which
everyone can
understand no
matter what region
(or country) they
come from

8. Idiolect
Words and / or accent specific to your social
group.
What words do young British people use for:
• Attractive
• Rich
• Insane
• Lacking in money
• Jewellery

9. Glossary of youth speak
In pairs list between 10 – 20
words commonly used by
you and your peers
Write them on an A3 poster
Illustrate the words – use
graffiti drawings or
clippings from magazines
Give a Standard English
definition for them

10. Glossary of youth speak
In pairs list between 10 – 20
words commonly used by
you and your peers
Write them on an A3 poster
Illustrate the words – use
graffiti drawings or
clippings from magazines
Give a Standard English
definition for them