So, it's been a while since we've looked at this. Does that mean we stress about it? No!
There's a reason we do non-standard in year 1: it's simple!
Provided you can follow these bullet points to guide your analysis, you should have no problem:
*Expect a short source. This will usually be a transcript of people talking or a short extract from an article where someone gives their opinions about standard or non-standard English.
*You need to find 2 paragraph's worth of stuff to analyse from within this source.
*If it is a transcript, simply identify what is going on with regards to STD/NSTD.
*Are they talking in standard? If so, give examples and analyse using terms. Explain why this is happening.
*Are they talking in non-standard? If so, give examples and analyse using terms. Explain why this is happening.
*Can you identify anything like convergence, divergence, code switching? If so, point it out and explain why it is happening.
*If it is an article or extract, simply identify the attitudes you can identify from the speaker's point of view. Eg, are they prescriptivist or descriptivist? Analyse examples of evidence. Do their views conform to any of the theories you have studied (damp spoon, crumbling castle etc)? Again, analyse the text to show where this can be seen.
*Then, be prepared to talk about 3-4 other case studies where standard/non-standard English is important.
*As I have explained, I will email a lot of stuff out to you tomorrow. However, you can begin to research this by thinking about your own experiences of using NSTD english, and discussing the various descriptivist or prescriptivist attitudes you have encountered along the way.
I will add theories and email out case studied tomorrow-
Nick
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