Q1.) How does the case of “ear” explain how Traditional Dialect words have become part of Standard English?
It presents the idea that Standard English began as a regional dialect. This is shown in the case of “ear” as it evidences the idea that the Standard English word “ear” originally came from a south eastern Traditional Dialect. In South Eastern English the word “ear” is used as both a Standard English word but also as a dialect word. Where as in other areas they use the standard word “ear” but also have regional variations for example “lug” is used in north and eastern counties and “tab” is used in South Yorkshire. Therefore links are shown between trad¬itional and standard English and how Standard English formed from traditional dialect.

Q2.) Why do certain Traditional Dialect words, such as “bap” and “spelk”, remain prevalent in Modern Dialects whereas …show more content…
Beer can be called many different names in different parts of the country linking to “a pint of twos” being used to refer to a pint of mild and bitter mixed together, its most used in East Anglia, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich, however this phrase is diminishing and becoming less used. This could be attributed to the fact that beer is an internationally advertised product and how it is advertised to the public could therefore be seen as a contributing factor (i.e. not advertised as “a pint of twos”) to why phrases such as “a pint of twos” are going through the process of lexical attrition as the product has to be advertised in a way a larger audience would all understand. Whilst on the other hand traditional dialectal words such as “bap” and “spelk” remain in use as aren’t used as much