Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
3 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Q: What did The Mirror article done in 2013 say about Britain's local dialect? |
Words like' Workshop, baffled residents, newcomers' suggest new incomers/national migration. |
|
|
|
Q: What adjectives could cause confusion and what does this say? |
'Pocket full of slummy' 'feeling maungy..a bit droothy?' The article chooses dialectal lexis for readers. Dialect can be misinterpreted. |
Slummy/Loose Change (Liverpool) Maungy/Moody (Yorkshire) & Droothy/Thirstyer (Scottish) |
|
|
What quote implied that people didn't know their heritage/origins? |
'People who live in the area don't always know exactly what their words and phrases mean' |
|
