Accent & Dialect Theory

Horizontal Words

1. Trudgill found this place interesting. (7)
3. Who over reported their use of standard forms? (5)
5. Describes a tight knit social group in Milroy's work. (13)
7. Describes the grammatical and lexical variation in a language. (7)
9. Assigns a correctness value to language use. (14)
11. How many non-standard features did Cheshire observe? (6)

Vertical Words

2. Refers to the phonological variation in language use. (6)
4. Conducted a study in Belfast. (6)
6. Highest overt prestige accent in British English. (21)
8. Differentiated between relaxed and intentional speech in their study. (8)
10. Used to describe social attitudes to language variation. (8)
12. Observed the variable final or preconsonantal /r/. (5)
13. How many class variations did Trudgill recognise? (4)
14. Who is statistically more susceptible to covert prestige? (3)