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Biangzi Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
urgent~~What pticular forms of 'accent' are negatively qualified?
Sorry to post the question again:
I am taking a course in Describing and Analysing Language, this is a question asked about language variation, The full version of the question is:
Go to http://www.americanaccent.com it's a dense and complex website on how people speak and what kinds of problems that could give. The website is a goldmine of indexicalities. So:
1. What particular forms of 'accent' are negatively qualified?
2. Which ones are positively qualified?
3. Describe in detail the micro-indexicalities and macro-indexicalities that are being invoked here.
4. There is an implicit image of 'the normal (sociolinguistic) world there, try to describe it. It's a world in which 'normal' people speak 'normally' and behave 'normally' -- a particular image of America.
I am quite confused about some terms here, that's why I need someone to enlighten me on the first question, so I might can continue with the others.
So, anyone can help me out? Thaaaaaaaaaaaaanks a loooooooooooooot!
I am taking a course in Describing and Analysing Language, this is a question asked about language variation, The full version of the question is:
Go to http://www.americanaccent.com it's a dense and complex website on how people speak and what kinds of problems that could give. The website is a goldmine of indexicalities. So:
1. What particular forms of 'accent' are negatively qualified?
2. Which ones are positively qualified?
3. Describe in detail the micro-indexicalities and macro-indexicalities that are being invoked here.
4. There is an implicit image of 'the normal (sociolinguistic) world there, try to describe it. It's a world in which 'normal' people speak 'normally' and behave 'normally' -- a particular image of America.
I am quite confused about some terms here, that's why I need someone to enlighten me on the first question, so I might can continue with the others.
So, anyone can help me out? Thaaaaaaaaaaaaanks a loooooooooooooot!
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The site looks like overkill to me. Could you direct us to the page that mentions negatively qualified accents ? Without further information, I would guess wildly that it means accents with low social status .
- The site looks like overkill to me.
- Could you direct us to the page that mentions negatively qualified accents ?
- Without further information, I would guess wildly that it means accents with low social status .
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The site looks like overkill to me. Could you direct us to the page that mentions negatively qualified accents? Without further information, I would guess wildly that it means accents with low social status.
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