Defining terms from the toolkit
Description
Explain in your own words the terms below from English: a linguistic toolkit. To demonstrate your understanding, you should comment on two aspects for each term: where they are produced in the vocal tract and how they are produced. You should provide at least one example for each term. These terms will be useful to you in your response to Part 2.
Part 2 Essay
(1200 words)
Discuss why this story represents a case of accentism and suggest what the negative implications could be.
I was at a coffee machine and the man in front said I could go first as he was retired and didn’t have to go to work. He then asked what I did for a living … I said I’m an English teacher and he roared with laughter and said ‘A Scouser1 … teaching English!! … the kids have got no chance!’
(Adapted from The Accentism Project)
1 Scouser is another word for a Liverpudlian, that is, someone who comes from the city of Liverpool in the UK and speaks with a Liverpool accent. You can listen to a Liverpool accent by going to the Evolving English Voicebank.
Navigate to ‘England’ and select one of the four voices of people speaking with a Liverpudlian accent. You may also be interested in the information on the Liverpool accent here.
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