Blog post on Bristolian dialect

Produce a blog post that is a case study of the Bristolian dialect.


Terry's Bristolian language lessons


Terry presents Bristolians as ones with a very strong pirate/farmer type of accent. I think he is right in certain situations, but personally I think that more older people rather than younger people talk that way. Also the fact that he says people will not understand the 'outsiders' they probably will, so this shows that he was clearly over-exaggerating  in some parts. This is probably because he wants to entertain the people who watch his videos. However we can see that he is very proud to be Briostolian and of the dialect and accent he has. However I think it depends what parts of Bristol you are from to the way you speak. So the strong Bristolian accent that he was representing is probably mostly from the Somerset/South of Bristol.


Beast clothing is a very stereotypical representation of Bristolians. it is a brand which makes clothing or gifts with the most use Bristol phrases such as 'gert lush'. This is probably the most common phrase used in Bristol which means something like 'very great'. However once again more older people would use in rather than younger because it belongs in their generation. This shows how words/phrases change during the years for Bristol.

Letter to parent of a student who is not making the grade

Divergence

 

 

Dear Sir/Miss,

 

I want to inform you about your son, he is not meeting the appropriate criteria for his grades. Unfortunately he has not been concentrating enough in class to reach the potential grade that we need from him, therefore personally I think you should know about this so he can understand how he can improve.

 

Your son is very much not doing his work properly and therefore underachieving in most of his subjects. I think this is a very big concern and that he may need some disciplinary, especially from his parents. He has been offered help at school but he did not accept this offer because he thinks that "it is not fair" that he is the only one to get put onto this programme for underachievers.

 

You as parents should definitely take this into account and realise that it can have many consequences. if he is underachieving and 'slacking' should I say, at the moment, it means he will carry on. this will result in very bad end of year terms where his ideal college may not accept him.

 

This is a very serious concern and I want you to carefully think about it. I am very disappointed in him because I thought there was potential in him, but I was wrong. Please do reply to this email ASAP on what your thoughts are and how you think the problem can be solved.

 

 

Yours faithfully,

P. Sobieralska

Tutor of Michael

 

Convergence

 

Dear Parent/Guardian,

 

Hello, I am the tutor of Michael, and I am writing to tell you that he has disappointingly been not achieving the grades. Unfortunately your child is not putting in as much effort into his work as he should. I think he should put more at home and school into his work to get his ideal grades for the year. I am concerned about him and that is why I am writing to you so you can talk to him about it. I hope you understand where I am coming from and that you can work with him to get the problem solved. Please reply to me on your ideas about this concern ASAP.

 

 

Thanks a lot,

Patrycja Sobieralska