In a job interview, a candidate from Yorkshire uses fewer regional dialect words than they would with friends at home. Which concept best explains this behaviour?

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In a job interview, a candidate from Yorkshire uses fewer regional dialect words than they would with friends at home. Which concept best explains this behaviour?

Accepted Answer

B) Upward convergence towards a more standard variety — Upward convergence describes the process of adjusting speech towards a prestige or standard variety in formal situations. The candidate is moving towards Standard English to suit the formal context of a job interview.

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C) Code-switching to a foreign language

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A) Divergence from the interviewer's speech style

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D) Using a lower register than usual

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B) Upward convergence towards a more standard variety

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