The birth of Standard English and the demise of Cockney

   True/False

   1- Cockney has always been thought of as vulgar. False ( During the Middle Ages and Elizabethan times, cockney was

        usually used by all classes expect in the court).

   2- The pronunciation of thrust in Cockney in Elizabethan times was /0/ False. (Frust)

   3- The pronunciation of chain in Cockney in Elizabethan times was /t ein/ True. ( Chyne)

   4- The pronunciation of mother in Cokney in Elizabethan times was /o/ False.

   5- In the late 18th century speech became a class marker. True.

   6- Johnson believed it was impossible to fix language. False.( It was as impossible to maintain permanence in language 

       as to believe in the elixir of eternal life.

   7- Public schools are private. False.

   8- No formal guidance spelling and pronunciation of English before the 19th century. False. (Publication of the English dic-

       tionary in 1755 by Samuel Johnson)

   9- RP speakers today have a more relaxed way of pronuncing certain vowels. True ( They don´t say the words so quickly

       because they don´t have tension around the larynx.

 10- RP speakers today normally use the glottal stop in the middle of the words butter and later.True.

 11- RP has been influenced by Cockney. True. (There are changes in the pronunciation of vowels)

 12- At public schools boys are forced to use RP.True ( Middle class was able to work in industry,army, imperial civil ser-

        vants, lawyers, politicians, teachers..

 13- One in twenty people in England speak what Burchfield calls received standard. False (One in fifty people speak it).

 14- The invention of television turned public school English into BBC English. True.

 15- People who spoke public school English were considered more intelligent, more trustworthy, and even better looking.

        True ( Having a standard English instead of Cockney, gave people more chances of a successful career).

   People to Remember

   1- Professor, Sir. Randolph Quirk                                            I- Grammarian and lingüistic

   2- Bob Barletrop                                                                        C-An expert on Cockney

   3- Jonathan Swift                                                                       D-He proposed an Academy to regulate English

   4- George Bernard Shaw                                                         G-Playwright and spelling reformer

   5- J.C.Wells                                                                                B-An expert on accent of English

   6- Dr. Robert Burchfield                                                            E- Editor of the OED

   7- James Boswell                                                                      J- Johnson´s biographer

   8- Henry Machyn                                                                        F- He kept a diary

   9- Samuel Johnson                                                                    H-Author of a dictionary

 10- Pat Butler                                                                               A- BBC announcer