Fwd: Do children know what it means to 'talk posh'? as we say in gb english

[Beverly Flanigan]

I'm forwarding this from another list; it seems more appropriate here, and
maybe we can help out these L1 people:

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>Subject: Do children know what it means to 'talk posh'? as we say in gb
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>Dear all,
>
>What I am asking about is perhaps a very British English phenomenon - or
>perhaps a point of sensitivity sharper in Britain than elsewhere.
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>My question is this: how early and how accurately do children learn to
>detect corelations between a particular sort of speech and the exercise of
>authority and power?
>
>I once read an unpublished BEd thesis from the early 90's showing that the
>issues at stake here were pretty well understood by children of around 8;0,
>as I recall. Since the implications are kind of obvious, I am sure that this
>must have been well studied and reported.
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>I would be most grateful for any pointers to literature on this.
>
>Aubrey
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>Aubrey Nunes,
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