Questionnaire Analysis

Everyone who responsded to the questionnaire was female, except from one person (my dad.) The age ranges were 10-19 and 40-49. Everyone ticked 'sometimes' to using different accents and dialects dependent on who they're talking to. Half of the people admitted they would judge people based on their accents, yet half said they wouldn't, as it's the way you've been brought up. Someone did make the point that accents can sometimes be put on, though. Everyone said they are likely to say "I'm not going tonight" more than using 'ain't' or 'I couldn't comprehend'. Based on who asnwered the questionnaire, I agree with this. When it came to altering how you speak and the words you use, it was a mutual answer that more informal talk was used around family and friends yet more formal talk was used with teachers and work colleagues. Everyone agreed that speaking in standard English is important - one person even wrote that it's important as it influences the way in which you write. There was a difference in opinion regarding whether English language is being influenced by other cultures; everyone aside from one thought other cultures were an influence. The person who didn't agree said that our language is unique and doesn't need influence from elsewhere. In relation to groups using slang, everyone said that certain cultures and 'chavs' would use it, and my dad, being from the East End, there were lots of Cockney mannerisms.