This document discusses language variation between social classes. It provides examples of Cockney English and Black English that show differences in pronunciation patterns between social groups. It also summarizes research by William Labov on language usage in New York City that found people from higher social classes pronounced /r/ sounds more strongly. Finally, it mentions Alan S.C. Ross's terms "U English" and "non-U English" that referred to vocabulary differences between social classes in 1950s Britain. In conclusion, it states that while language variation exists between social classes, these differences are arbitrary and rules of language use vary across groups.

1. Difference of Language between Social Classes2007130597 최치영2007130616 이수철

2. TABLEOFCONTENTS1. MY FAIR LADY2. WHY LANGUAGE VARIATION HAS OCCURRED?3. EXAMPLE OF LANGUAGE VARIATION BY SOCIAL CLASS - COCKNEY & BLACK ENGLISH4. REASEARCH ABOUT LANGUAGE USAGE BETWEEN SOCIAL CLASSES - WILLIAM LABOV & U / NON – U ENGLISH5. CONCLUSION

3. My Fair Lady(1964)▶ Prof. Henry Higgins : Rex Harrison▶ Eliza Doolittle : Audrey Hepburn▶ Based upon George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion

4. Why Language Variation Has Occurred? 1. Variation by Region2. Variation by Social-class

5. Example of Language Variation by Social Class1. Cockney English2. Black English

6. COCKNEY ENGLISH1.Dropped ‘h’ at beginning of words e.g.) house = ‘ouse hammer = ‘ammer2.Omission of ‘t’ 3. TH fronting e.g.) Gatwick = Ga’wick e.g.)Scotland = Sco'land Statement = Sta'emen Network = Ne’workBrother = BruvverThree = Free Bath = Barf Thin = Fin `

7. BLACK ENGLISH

8. Research About Language Usage Between Social ClassesWiiliamLabov2. U / Non – U English

9. William Labov▶ 1927.12.4. ~▶ Born in Rutherford, New Jersey▶ American linguist▶ Professor of Linguistics University of Pennsylvania

10. The Social Stratification In NY (1)Q : Where are the woman’s shoes?A : Fourth FloorⅠ. Department store where main customers are high social class pronounces /r/ more than others.Ⅱ. When they speak ‘floor’ ,they pronounce /r/ more strongly thanspeak ‘fourth’

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12. U / NON – U ENGLISH (1)British linguist ‘Alan S. C. Ross’ started to the terms “Uand non-U“

13. Differences of vocabulary received the most attention

14. Reflection of the anxieties of the middle class in 1950s BritainU / NON – U ENGLISH (2)

15. CONCLUSIONVariation's form of use in different social classes is arbitrary 2. Variation is not use exclusively in a particular class3. Rules of language use are different across social classes