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Lesley Milroy's Belfast Study
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Lesley Milroy
THE BELFAST STUDY
Introduction
Introduction
Ann Lesley Milroy was born in Newcastle, England in 1944. She is a sociolinguist and did her first study that was taken in Belfast in 1977.
Belfast
Belfast
Milroy investigated three working-class communities in Belfast: 1- The Ballymacarrell
2- The Hammer
3- The Clonard.
All three areas are poor working-class districts with a high incidence of unemployment.
Investigation
Investigation
She investigated the correlation between the communication of individuals in the community and the way those individuals speak.
Who was involved?
- Group of men and women
- Dense Networks
- Multiplex Networks
Her Findings
Milroy's Findings
She found that a high Network Strength Score was correlated with the use of vernacular or non-standard forms.
Language & Social Class
Conclusion
- This research tells us that women are more linguistically aware/better at languages generally.
- Also, 'women were much more inclined than men to look for work outside the localilty'