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SUMMARY:Prolegomena to a real-time sociolinguistic study of 'modern RP': v
 arieties\, social practice and language change-in-progress - Dr Anne Fabri
 cius\, Department of Language and Culture\, Roskilde University
DTSTART:20081202T130000Z
DTEND:20081202T140000Z
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CONTACT:Kirsty McDougall
DESCRIPTION:This paper will focus on Modern RP (also known as SSBE)\, the 
 accent that can be seen as the generational successor to the variety of Br
 itish English first described by Daniel Jones as ‘Public School Pronunci
 ation’ in the early 20th century. This particular accent variety present
 s some (by no means insurmountable) challenges to sociolinguistic theory a
 nd practice\, and I want to show how the overarching discipline of socioli
 nguistics and the empirical challenges of a changing (and yet in some ways
  conservative) accent landscape in Britain can be brought together. The st
 udy reflects on my PhD fieldwork and data analysis of 10 years ago\, and p
 oints the way forward to a presently  ongoing replication of this fieldwor
 k being carried out in 2008\, and a proposed real-time empirical study of 
 ongoing variation and change in modern RP.  Along the way I will consider 
 issues such as perspectives on ‘varieties’ versus ‘social practice
 ’ and the theoretical underpinnings of the study of language change.
LOCATION:GR05 English Faculty Building
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