Niall's English language blog

Plan  Intro: strongly agree with the question, brief opinion on the question  para 1:(for argument)people that speak such accents as brummie, cockney and scouse seen as 'inferior' accents and face criticism of from other parts of the country. leads some to change language. Joe Lycett described himself as being brought up in Birmingham but not acquiring the accent as being a product of him 'being brought up better' . stigma behind the use of certain accents makes people adopt other accents they see as more desirable. Dr Andrew Hamer(dialectologist)  believes accents shouldn't be classified as 'inferior' to other accents, impacts people's identity and is a contributing factor to 'dialect levelling' (for argument) it can be argued these accents are least liked as they are some of the most popular accents in the UK and big in British culture, lesser known accents may be less likeable but aren't aswell known, such as the wakefield accent.  ...

Task 1 Cockney Accent Article  In the article, the writer immediately highlights how the 'slang is dying out amid London's diverse, multi-cultural society' which we take for being the truth as it is brought forth by 'research, which was conducted. the article continues to discuss how a survey was conducted that found the use of the 'world famous' accent appeared to be declining. The article gives examples of popular cockney slang such as 'mother hubbard','bacon and eggs' and discusses how many in London have lost understanding on it. The writer also discusses how the use of the slang stopped as it gradually gained popularity.  Task 2 1. Cockney is no longer spoken in East London, has moved to Essex with the minority  2. Believe its been replaced by multi-cultural London English  3.Increase in number of different ethnicity's in the area means they have created their own identity, grime has also given rise to the slang...