Editing Mockney (section)

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The first published use of the word according to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] was in 1967.<ref name="OED">{{cite web|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/245968 |title=mockney, n. and adj.|publisher=[[Oxford English Dictionary]] |date= |accessdate=23 June 2014}}</ref>

It is an affectation sometimes adopted for aesthetic or theatrical purposes, and at other times just to sound "cool", to generate [[street cred]]ibility, or to give the false impression that the speaker rose from humble beginnings and became prominent through hard work and some innate talent rather than the education, contacts and other advantages that a privileged background tends to bring. [[Britpop]] band  [[Blur (band)|Blur]] was said to have a "mockney, down-the-dogs blokey charm".<ref name="OED"/> [[Mick Jagger]] is often accused of being the first celebrity in modern times to overplay his regional accent in order to boost his street credibility.<ref>{{cite news|last=Redmond |first=Camilla |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jun/03/radio-mick-jagger-charlie-brooker |title=Radio catchup: Jagger's Jukebox, Adam Buxton's breakup tips and the power of Charlie Brooker |work=The Guardian |date=4 June 2010 |accessdate=28 November 2013 |location=London}}</ref>

One explanation of [[dialect]] adoption given in [[social linguistics]] is the desire for [[Prestige dialect|prestige]], that a person is likely to adopt speech patterns (including accent, vocabulary, dialect or even language) which they perceive to be prestigious.

The concept of [[Communication Accommodation Theory|communication accommodation]], either upwards or downwards in [[idiolect]], can be seen in many social interactions. One can put someone at ease by speaking in a familiar tone or intonation, or one can intimidate or alienate someone by speaking more formally. For example, in a [[courtroom]], a more formal voice [[Register (sociolinguistics)|register]] with technical [[legal jargon]] can be used to intimidate a defendant. In contrast, mockney seeks to lower the perceived socio-economic class of the speaker.