SOCIAL CLASS DIALECTS

Chapter 6

Vocabulary

Social Class

Social prestige

EducationWealth

VocabularySocial dialect

Social Class

Language

patterns

Pronunciation

H-dropping e.g. 12, pg. 145

ing in pg. 146, 147

Variants of letter “r” pg. 147

L-deletion pg. 150

Speech Variables

Grammatical Patterns

Sharp stratificati

on•Distinction between middle-class and lower-

class group•She walks VS She walk

Multiple negation

•Negative concord•Vernacular dialect; has two or more negative

forms•E.g: He ain’t no stupid guy.Higher social groups use more standard grammar forms.