Thursday, 7 January 2016

Attitudes to language questionnaire
 
 
I am an English A-level student studying at Shenfield High School and I need to investigate various opinions on the English language. All details will be confidential and privacy will be sustained.

 
1.      What is your age range? Tick the appropriate box.
15-20
21-30
31-40
41+
 
 
 
 
2.      Do you think the English language is being influenced by other cultures? If so, how?
 
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3.    Out of these two sentences, tick which one you think people are more likely to say and which is correct?
You was there yesterday
You were there yesterday
 
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4.     Would you change your accent depending on who you are talking to?
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5.      Would you think of someone differently if they had a different accent to you?
circle yes or no.
 
               yes                  no 
     Explain why.
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6.       Is your language use at work/school different from your language use at home? circle yes or no.
 
                        yes                    no
Explain why.
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7.    Are you more likely to listen/respect someone if they spoke in Standard English? (The form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form). circle yes or no.
 
                      yes                  no
 
 
8.      In your opinion is it a good thing to speak in Standard English? circle yes or no.
 
                     yes              no
 
Explain why.
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9.    Are you able to understand people if they’re from a different ethnicity despite their lexical and phonological differences? (Despite their word choices and pronunciation).
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10. Out of these two sentences, tick which one you think people are more likely to say and which is correct?
 
I didn’t do nothing
I didn’t do anything
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