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Why it went viral - the power of non-standard language.

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Apr2016 (Volume) 72
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 ENG
Subject English
Page 24 - 26
Authors McCallum, Andrew
Contents

The author asks why 'You ain't no Muslim, bruv' created such a powerful reaction, when a bystander recorded saying it to a man carrying out a terrorist attack at a tube station in East London.

Keywords
Accents     English language     Sociophonetics