Produce a profile of a specific variety of English. The profile should be 2,000 words (+/- 10%), and be based on your own independent research. The precise structure of the profile will depend on the variety you choose, and the research available.
Your profile must include a section on relevant historical, geographical and/or social factors, and a section on the lexical, phonological and morphosyntactic features that are specific to the variety. You might find it useful to compare the features of the variety to those of ‘Standard English’ and ‘Received Pronunciation’.
You should also include either:(1) key findings from research studies on the variety in question; or (2) your own analysis of a short (no more than 2 to 3 minutes) sample of recorded speech in your chosen variety. If you opt for the latter, please include a written transcript of the recorded speech with key features highlighted. Use IPA symbols to highlight distinctive pronunciations. This sample can be sourced from the resources listed below, or from elsewhere (television, for example – but take care to avoid actors doing inaccurate accents!).
