Data Analysis - Primary Research
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Tom West English Language data analysis DATA ANALYSIS I have conducted a Questionnaire to hand out to two separate candidate groups as use of my primary data collection. The questionnaire was based on the attitudes towards language influenced by ethnicity and how where you come from can affect how you speak. STUDENTS I can conclude from my results that each student was within the 16-19 age range and each recipient said that they originated from Europe. How they all defined the term ‘Standard English’: 1. “The proper well spoken language” 2. “Speaking fluently in the English Language” - (2 people wrote this answer) 3. “The English Language in its basic form” - (4 people wrote this answer) 4. “The ‘normal’ English that you would use depending on where you live” 5. “The way most people speak, no stereotypical parts” 6. “English that makes sense and uses only 2 8 Has your speech been affected by Afro-Caribbean dialects Yes No 8 2 Has the Afro-Caribbean accent and dialect altered the way some people speak inyour area? Yes No 6 1 1 1 1 How people determined their ethnicity White British White/Greek/Chinese British Mixed - African & English English
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Tom WestEnglish Language data analysis
DATA ANALYSISI have conducted a Questionnaire to hand out to two separate candidate groups as use of my primary data collection. The questionnaire was based on the attitudes towards language influenced by ethnicity and how where you come from can affect how you speak.
STUDENTSI can conclude from my results that each student was within the 16-19 age range and each recipient said that they originated from Europe. Here are a few charts to present my results on other aspects of my questionnaire.
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How people determined their ethnicity
White British White/Greek/ChineseBritish Mixed - African & EnglishEnglish
How they all defined the term ‘Standard English’:
1. “The proper well spoken language”2. “Speaking fluently in the English Language”
- (2 people wrote this answer)3. “The English Language in its basic form”
- (4 people wrote this answer)4. “The ‘normal’ English that you would use
depending on where you live”5. “The way most people speak, no stereotypical
parts”6. “English that makes sense and uses only the
words in the English dictionary”As you can see the majority of my participants viewed definition number 3 as the most accurate way to define ‘Standard English” which is interesting
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Would you say the types of di-alect has changed our language
for the better or worse
Better Worse
One person left this question unanswered. They were of mixed – African & English ethnicity.
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The age group most affected by Afro Caribbean influence
10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50+
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Do you feel as though Standard English has evolved or devolved?
Evolved Devolved
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Has the Afro-Caribbean accent and dialect altered the way
some people speak inyour area?
Yes No
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Has your speech been affected by Afro-Caribbean dialects
Yes No
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TEACHERSI also tested the response from that of a teachers. There were only 5 participants in this analysis and they each contribute towards different aspects of the school’s curriculum. One teacher deals with Pastoral management, one teacher is of admin staff, there are two history teachers and finally there is an English teacher. All of the participants originate from Europe however they differ from age range.
How they all defined the term Standard English:
1. The most common form of spoken language
2. The most used and accepted / written language
3. Clear, concise language. Not using slang.
4. The way we speak / use language, spelling and grammar. The “norm” for English speakers. Formal and educated.
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Has the afro-caribbean accent and dialect al-tered the way some people speak in your
area?
Yes No
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How old are you?
20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50+
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How they all defined their ethnicity
British EnglishWhite British
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Has your speech been af -fected by Afro-caribbean
dialects?
Yes No
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Would you say our language has changed
for the better or for the worse
Better Worse
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Which age group would you say is most affected by the Afro-car-ibbean influence
10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50+
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Overall do you feel as though English Language has evolved or devolved?
Evolved Devolved
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CONCLUSION
