Montgomery, C. (2015) Borders and boundaries in the North of England. In: Hickey, R., (ed.) Researching Northern English. Varieties of English Around the World (G55). John Benjamins , Amsterdam , pp. 345-368. ISBN 9789027249159
Abstract
This chapter uses data gathered in two perceptual dialectology studies in the North of England to investigate the perception of the North-South divide. The importance of this divide is evident in the large amount of commentary in numerous discourses. The chapter uses non-linguist respondents’ additions to ‘draw-a-map’ tasks as part of which they were asked to place a North-South line. Most respondents completed this element of the task, and an analysis of their placements reveals that these are largely conditioned by respondent location. In general, respondents from further south in England demonstrated more agreement about the placement of the line, whilst respondents from further north showed less agreement. It is claimed that respondents from further south have ‘more to lose’ by being considered Southern, whereas those from further north are safely Northern, explaining the difference in line-placement.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 John Benjamins Publishing. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in 'Researching Northern English', available from https://www.benjamins.com/#catalog/books/veaw.g55/main. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | role of Midlands, boundary with the South, borders of Northern England, perceptions of North-South divide |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2016 15:48 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2017 18:01 |
Published Version: | https://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/veaw.g55.15mo... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Benjamins |
Series Name: | Varieties of English Around the World |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96539 |