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    World Englishes 7 Bowl of Scouse

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    The document is a summary of statements about the Scouse dialect from a video documentary on Scouse culture in Liverpool. It states that Scouse is named after a stew eaten by sailors, is unique to the Liverpool region but not solely Liverpool, and has variations within the city. Opinions on its future differ, with one interviewee expecting immigrant influence and another anticipating homogenization through media and globalization.

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    The document is a summary of statements about the Scouse dialect from a video documentary on Scouse culture in Liverpool. It states that Scouse is named after a stew eaten by sailors, is unique to the Liverpool region but not solely Liverpool, and has variations within the city. Opinions on its future differ, with one interviewee expecting immigrant influence and another anticipating homogenization through media and globalization.

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    The document is a summary of statements about the Scouse dialect from a video documentary on Scouse culture in Liverpool. It states that Scouse is named after a stew eaten by sailors, is unique to the Liverpool region but not solely Liverpool, and has variations within the city. Opinions on its future differ, with one interviewee expecting immigrant influence and another anticipating homogenization through media and globalization.

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    World Englishes 7 Bowl of Scouse

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    The document is a summary of statements about the Scouse dialect from a video documentary on Scouse culture in Liverpool. It states that Scouse is named after a stew eaten by sailors, is unique to the Liverpool region but not solely Liverpool, and has variations within the city. Opinions on its future differ, with one interviewee expecting immigrant influence and another anticipating homogenization through media and globalization.

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    Watch the video Bowl of Scouse Liverpool Film, a short documentary on the

    Scouse dialect. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Provide
    correct versions for the false statements
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHfIAoF8gEc

    1. There are cultural misconceptions surrounding the Scouts which started


    towards the ending of the last century.
    2. This variety is named after ‘scouse’, a stew eaten by sailors.
    3. Scouse is unique to Liverpool.
    4. The accent is quite homogeneous all over Liverpool.
    5. Opinions about what will happen to this variety in the future are quite
    similar among the interviewees.

    Key
    Liverpool English
    1. True.
    2. True.
    3. False. People from around Britain can speak it.
    4. False. There seems to be clear differences between the North and the
    South of the city.
    5. False. The woman believes that a new immigrant flow might bring changes
    into the dialect. The man believes that due to the media and globalization
    languages will sound more homogeneous.

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