Covert Prestige and Dialect Change in Glasgow

dc.contributor.advisorKemenade, A.M.C. van
dc.contributor.advisorGeenen, J.G.
dc.contributor.authorKakisina, B.S.P.
dc.date.issued2016-07-01
dc.description.abstractThis research considers different contributory factors for dialect change, i.e. mobility and dialect contact, class, broadcast media, local identity, and language ideology, and how these factors apply to dialect change in Glasgow. The focus lies on the working-class in Glasgow, where a covert prestige enforces the way most linguistic changes take place in this city. By reviewing literature on the discussion regarding dialect change and Glaswegian, this research will discuss how different contributory factors influence dialect change generally, and how this relates to Glasgow specifically. On the basis of three small case studies, several apparent linguistic changes will be analysed, and how these are motivated by different contributory factors. It appears that a sense of covert prestige, resulting from Glasgow's stigmatized, working-class image, can account for many surprising changes in the Glasgow dialect, which instead of showing more signs of being affected by the spread of southern English characteristics, is.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3630
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letterenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationEngelse taal en cultuuren_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeBachelor Engelse taal en cultuuren_US
dc.thesis.typeBacheloren_US
dc.titleCovert Prestige and Dialect Change in Glasgowen_US
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