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Comparing Perception and Reality: Newcomers to the Quotative System

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Buchstaller, Isabelle

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Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2004, 13, 1-14

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This article reports on the language attitudes of British informants towards the new quotative items like & go. The results of a Matched Guise Test & a Social Attitudes Survey are presented & compared with the social reality as determined from a multi-million word corpus of British English. It is shown that the social information associated with the stimuli is not mapped directly onto strong social attitudes. Furthermore, stereotypes are not simply taken over from the US along with the surface item like. Rather, reallocation of stereotypes takes place as linguistic items transfer across the Atlantic (Meyerhoff & Niedzielski, 2002). Also, like is much less consistently associated with the US than was previously assumed. 6 Tables, 1 Figure, 38 References. Adapted from the source document

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An Approach to Language Attitudes in Gibraltar

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Fernandez Martin, Maria del Carmen

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Dissertation Abstracts International, A: The Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003, 64, 3, Sept, 879-A

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The following Ph.D. is an approach to Gibraltar as a speech community from the point of view of social psychology, our specific research being centered in the discipline of language attitudes. By employing a mentalist view where attitudes are measured through the subjects' perceptions, our aim will be to find out what Gibraltarians will think about their communicative exchanges; which varieties they will use in different situations; with which people they employ these varieties; and what are their feelings when using them. The first chapter is devoted to the historical and sociolinguistic frame of Gibraltar and its Spanish surroundings. A detailed study on its idiosyncrasy and inner history will be a key issue to interpret the results of the survey more accurately. The second chapter consists of two parts, in the first we will revise the linguistic references about Gibraltar and we will take as a starting point two studies carried out by two German researchers, Modrey (1998) and Kellermann (2001). In the second, and as a basis for our study, we will make a critical analysis of the theoretical framework of language attitudes. We will use a mentalist view by which attitudes are divided within three components: cognitive, affective and conative, each one being subdivided itself into different dimensions. A questionnaire has been elaborated whose questions measure these three components. Besides this direct-method technique, we have employed an indirect method, the matched guise technique. For the first one, 122 subjects were surveyed and 183 subjects participated in the second one. In the third chapter results will be assessed after a statistical analysis. The following independent variables will be studied: age, sex, level of education, informant's place of birth as well as his/her parents', years lived in Gibraltar and family links with Spain. Significant differences will be found in every single variable. Moreover, this study offers a comparison of Gibraltar with other multilingual communities, taking particular interest in the role bilingualism and code-switching play in these speech communities.

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Language, and Identity: L2 Acquisition in Post-Soviet Moldova

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Ciscel, Matthew Harvey

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Dissertation Abstracts International, A: The Humanities and Social

Sciences, 2003, 64, 1, July, 198-A-199-A

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The study draws on diverse fields from second language acquisition theory and linguistic anthropology to history and language policy. It focuses on two research questions: (1) To what extent do attitudes toward languages correlate to competing notions of national and social identity within the Republic of Moldova? (2) How does the variability in these attitudes and identities affect the acquisition of second language (L2) proficiency in standard Russian, Romanian, and English? The first question is addressed using ethnographic and psychometric methods, including the matched guise technique and follow-up interviews. Survey respondents include over one hundred students of English in Moldova's capital city. The second question is tested by comparing attitude data with measures of L2 proficiency in a small subset of the survey respondents. Together with qualitative explorations of Moldova's recent history and its social milieu, the quantitative results of the surveys suggest that language attitudes and social identities create predispositions with regard to the acquisition of a particular L2. Specifically, evidence is found for a post-colonial effect that continues to maintain the status of Russian, despite policy efforts to establish a stronger role for Romanian. In addition, the role of English, as an international language associated with ideologies of progress, is argued to further complicate the dynamics of multilingualism and identity crisis in the country. The use of multiple methods and models related to linguistic and social identity creation contribute to a textured, complex presentation of socially situated L2 acquisition in Moldova, informing both language policy in the region and the often overlooked social aspects of L2 acquisition theory.

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Gender, Language Attitudes, and Language Status in Ukraine

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Bilaniuk, Laada

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Language in Society, 2003, 32, 1, Feb, 47-78

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This article examines gender & language in post-Soviet Ukraine, where language laws & turbulent socioeconomic changes are affecting language use. It discusses ideologies of gender, language, & ethnicity in Ukraine & assesses the significance of gender in shaping stances toward three competing languages, Ukrainian, Russian, & English. The analysis focuses on language ideologies & attitudes, based on survey & matched-guise language attitude test data. Two kinds of explanations for the gendered patterning are considered: first, how socialization & cultural ideologies of women's relationship to language shape the attitudes documented; & second, how political/economic forces (differences in possibilities for social power & social advancement linked to language use) lead men & women to benefit from different strategies in their use & valuation of linguistic capital. It is shown that, while sociocultural & political/economic forces reinforce each other in some cases, in others they contradict each other, with economic motives prevailing over cultural paradigms of traditionalism. 6 Tables, 3 Figures, 66 References. Adapted from the source document

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Foreign-Born Teachers in the Multilingual Classroom in Sweden: The Role of Attitudes to Foreign Accent

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Boyd, Sally

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International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2003, 6, 3-4, 283-295

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The teaching profession is of particular interest as a testing ground for questions of the role of attitudes to foreign accented speech in a multilingual society, ie, in virtually all societies. The school is a central institution of the nation state, & the goal of the school is to socialize young people to be productive, informed citizens & members of the local community. This paper will report on some results of a series of modified matched-guise tests measuring the attitudes of school principals, pupils, & other judges in Sweden toward foreign-born teachers' language proficiency & suitability to teach in the Swedish school. The results indicate that all groups of judges are quite accurate in their judgments of degree of accentedness. Prosodic deviations seem not to play a more major role than segmental deviations in determining these judgments, contrary to our expectations. Listeners' judgments of grammatical correctness & of lexical richness did not, however, match more objective measures of these aspects of the speakers' proficiency. Rather, the degree of accentedness plays an important role in determining listeners' judgments both of these & other aspects of language proficiency & of suitability to work as a teacher. 8 Tables, 12 References. Adapted from the source document

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Gender Effects in a Russian and American Matched-Guise Study: A Sociolinguistic Comparison

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Andrews, David R

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Russian Linguistics, 2003, 27, 3, 287-311

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Data from parallel American English & Russian experiments described by Andrews (1994) are reviewed to investigate possible effects of speakers' & Ss' sex on Ss' attribution of prestige & personal attributes to the standard & two dialects in each language, as represented by matched guises of a male & a female speaker & by additional speakers (N = 2 males & 2 females) for the standard. Results suggest wide areas of sociolinguistic similarity between Russia & the US in the early 1990s, as deeply ingrained anti-female biases shared across the sexes are reflected by greater tolerance for nonstandard speech in males than in females & greater assignment of prestige to males than to females within the standard portion of the experiments; very few differences were found between the reactions of male judges & those of female judges. 4 Appendixes, 36 References. J. Hitchcock

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Accents of Guilt? Effects of Regional Accent, Race, and Crime Type on Attributions of Guilt

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Dixon, John A; Mahoney, Berenice; Cocks, Roger

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Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 2002, 21, 2, June,162-168

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This study examined the effect of regional accent on the attribution of guilt. One hundred & nineteen participants listened to a recorded exchange between a British male criminal suspect & a male policeman. Employing the "matched-guise" technique, this exchange was varied to produce a 2 (accent type: Birmingham/standard) x 2 (race of suspect: Black/White) x 2 (crime type: blue collar/white collar) independent-groups design. The results suggested that the suspect was rated as significantly more guilty when he employed a Birmingham rather than a standard accent & that attributions of guilt were significantly associated with the suspect's perceived superiority & social attractiveness. 1 Appendix, 16 References. [Copyright 2002 Sage Publications, Inc.]

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Foreign-Accented Adult ESL Learners: Perceptions of Their Accent Changes and Employability Qualifications

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Hyman, Hillary K

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Dissertation Abstracts International, A: The Humanities and Social

Sciences, 2002, 62, 7, Jan, 2319-A

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This study examines reactions to the accented speech of six female adult ESL learners. Three native Chinese speakers & three native Russian speakers were recorded reading a telephone message in English during the first & last weeks of attending an accent correction course. While the investigator employed a matched guise technique, three ESL instructors & 51 managers were then asked to evaluate the voices they heard on the 12 recordings. Evaluations were made on the following instruments: Mulac's Speech Dialect Attitudinal Scale (1975, 1976), a Degree of Foreign Accent Scale, the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (1986), & an occupational impression classification questionnaire in which the managers selected one of three positions (machine operator, floor supervisor, or manager) for each voice sample. When rated by the ESL experts, group post-instruction phase scores were significantly higher than the pre-instruction phase scores. Main effects of the managers' ratings for pre/post & student were significant with a significant interaction between the pre/post variable & the student variable on three subscales (Aesthetics, Socio-Intellectual Status, & Dynamism) of the SDAS. At the pre-instruction phase there was a strong relationship between judgment of occupational fit & perceived variations in accent. Virtually no such relationship was noted in the post-instruction phase. Managers judged native Chinese speakers to fit "manager" positions more often than native Russian speakers. However, managers were rarely able to correctly identify the Russian speakers' accents. Four out of six students were more likely to be judged as fitting a management position at the post-instruction stage. The managers also provided qualitative data, describing how they would characterize voices judged to be appropriate for management level positions, as well as perceptions of speech style influence on hiring for management level positions. Thirty-nine out of fifty-one managers indicated they would be less likely to recommend hiring someone for a management level position if the individual had a speech style they rated less favorably.

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Direct vs. Indirect Attitude Measurement and the Planning of Catalan in Mallorca

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Pieras-Guasp, Felipe

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Language Problems and Language Planning, 2002, 26, 1, spring, 51-68

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Studies of the sociolinguistic situation of Catalan have generally concentrated on Catalonia & have disregarded other territories where Catalan is also native, namely the Valencian Community & the Balearic Islands. Although the three territories share a common history of linguistic oppression, different approaches with respect to language planning on the part of the respective autonomous governments have produced different patterns of sociolinguistic evolution. In this article, the specifics of the island of Mallorca & in particular the sociolinguistic situation of its capital city, Palma, are reviewed. Research on attitudes in the Balearic Islands has made use of direct questionnaires as a tool of analysis. This paper explores the differences between the answers to direct questionnaires & the responses to a matched-guise experiment by way of the traditional distinction between the parameters of status-instrumentality & solidarity-integrativeness. It also proposes that a combination of methods is needed to obtain a clearer picture of the problems still to overcome. 5 Tables, 2 Figures, 39 References. Adapted from the source document

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"Whatever We Say Is Gendered" or Isn't It? A Study in the Perception of Masculinity and Femininity in Language

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Pawelczyk, Joanna

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Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics, 2002-2003, 38, 117-132

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Without a doubt, sex is one of the most significant categories affecting our perception of the world. The concept of gendered talk has become an intriguing research area since Lakoff's (1975) concept of "women's language" & Maltz & Borker's (1982) concept of different male & female conversational styles. Nowadays, scholars investigating the relationship between language & gender tend to apply the social constructionist approach, which categorizes masculinity & femininity as a continuum of experience rather than as binary concepts. Yet, the studies within the framework of social constructionism still tend to rely to a great extent on the cluster of features posited by Lakoff Maltz & Borker in order to display this continuum. In these studies, both the language forms & the content of the talk are interpreted as gendered, i.e., as aspects of femininity/masculinity or different femininity/masculinity (cf. Coates, 1997). In this paper, I would like to investigate whether the linguistic concept of gendered talk is still a legitimate symbolic resource for researchers to draw on. Does the notion of gendered talk still function as a lay concept in the popular consciousness or has it disappeared due to numerous significant social changes, eg, greater expansion of women's roles in many spheres of life? The responses collected from a questionnaire based on a matched guise technique reveal that not necessarily everything we say may be perceived as gendered, i.e., typical of either a male or female style of speaking. 40 References. Adapted from the source document

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Syntactic Variation and Linguistic Competence: The Case of AAVE Copula Absence

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Bender, Emily M

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Dissertation Abstracts International, A: The Humanities and Social Sciences, 2001, 62, 1, July, 143-A

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This thesis explores the implications for competence theories of syntax of the data on variation found by sociolinguists working in the Labovian tradition, through a case study of variable copula absence in African US Vernacular English (AAVE). A distributional analysis of the categorical constraints on AAVE copula absence shows that it is indeed a syntactic, rather than phonological variable, contra Labov (1969, 1995). Further, its analysis requires a phonologically empty element, even the surface-oriented framework of Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG) (Pollard & Sag 1994). AAVE copula absence is also subject to well-studied & robust non-categorical grammatical constraints. Previous formal approaches to such non-categorical constraints on variation treat non-categorical grammatical constraints as separate from whatever social constraints might also apply. Building on the idea that variation is socially meaningful (Labov 1963, Eckert 2000), I propose that, on the contrary, social & grammatical constraints interact: social constraints are conceptualized as the social meaning of a variable, & grammatical constraints as the intensifying or attenuating effect of the grammatical environment on the social meaning or social value of the variable. This hypothesis is tested & substantiated by a matched-guise experiment, focusing on the effect of the following grammatical environment. Three types of linguistic knowledge seem to be involved in the judgments the participants gave in the experimental task: knowledge of social meaning attached to linguistic forms, direct knowledge of a grammatical structure that is computable from more basic signs already in the grammar, & knowledge of the frequentistic, non-categorical grammatical constraints on variation. Traditional conceptions of linguistic competence place all three of these types of knowledge outside the grammar proper. However, I argue that that distinction is not based on empirical evidence & should be subject to reevaluation. Further, I suggest that sign-based grammars are uniquely suited as models for exploring possible extensions of linguistic competence & that sociolinguistic variation, the social value of variables & the non-categorical grammatical constraints that apply to them provide an interesting locus for the study of the boundaries of linguistic competence.

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Non-Native Speaker "Incompetence" as a Construction of the Native Listener: Attitudes and Their Relationship to Perception and Comprehension of Korean-Accented English

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Lindemann, Stephanie

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Dissertation Abstracts International, A: The Humanities and Social Sciences, 2001, 61, 10, Apr, 3976-A

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This study combines insights from the language attitudes, conversation analysis, and speech perception literatures, and empirically tests whether there is a relationship between negative attitudes toward Korean-accented English and poor perception and comprehension of such English. Attitudes of native English speakers were assessed using a modified matched guise task; these study participants were then given a perception task in which they identified individual familiar English words spoken by native Korean speakers. Finally, a subset of these listeners was asked to complete an interactional task paired with native speakers of Korean. In the attitudes task, native English-speaking listeners were often unable to identify the ethnicity of Korean speakers, frequently guessing them to be members of other stigmatized groups. They also generally rated Koreans more negatively than they rated native English speakers. Despite this overall difference, ratings of Korean speakers varied across listeners, allowing for comparison between varying attitudes and perception and comprehension. No relationship was found between perceptual accuracy and attitude, although it was speculated that a relationship may exist between listener attitude and evaluations of speaker intelligibility. In the interactive task, some, but not all, of the native English speakers who had been assessed as having negative attitudes to Koreans were found to use either strategies that were described as problematizing their partners' utterances, or strategies that were described as avoidance. All participants completed the map task reasonably successfully except where the native English speaker relied on avoidance strategies, suggesting that the relationship between attitude and comprehension is not a direct one. Rather, it appears to be mediated by the native speaker's choice of strategies. However, native English-speaking partners with negative attitudes to Koreans never rated their interactions with Koreans as successful, whereas those with positive attitudes to Koreans always did. This indicates a direct relationship between attitude and perceived success of interactions with Koreans. These findings suggest a social world constructed by some native speakers in which non-native speakers are a largely ethnically undifferentiated group lacking in communicative competence. Implications for the study of communicative breakdown, particularly between native and non-native speakers, are discussed.

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An Integrative Approach to Language Attitudes and Identity in Brittany

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Hoare, Rachel

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Journal of Sociolinguistics, 2001, 5, 1, Feb, 73-84

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Explores the attitudes of contemporary students to Breton, an indigenous Celtic language whose use is markedly declining, though it is still taught in public schools. Data were obtained 1994/95 via a questionnaire, interviews (N = 62), rating scales, & a matched guise test from students at nonbilingual schools in Brittany, & used to assess their perceptions of (1) Breton vs French, (2) ethnolinguistic identity, & (3) the future of Breton as a language. Results are compared by age of R, gender, & regional location (Upper vs Lower Brittany), & significant differences found across all variables, but not in all areas examined. Of the Rs, 45% claim to have at least some understanding of Breton, though they are more likely to base their feelings of identity on regional origins than on language spoken; Rs perceive that Breton-accented French indicates Breton identity more than the use of Breton itself. Rs express passive support for the survival of Breton, but are generally no longer learning it at home via the traditional route of intergenerational transmission. Some methodological suggestions are offered for future research on language attitudes. 1 Table, 1 Figure, 2 Appendixes, 16 References. K. Hyatt Stewart

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Linguistic Attitudes: Definitions, Methodology, and Research

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Soler Castillo, Sandra

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Litterae, 2001, 9, Feb, 43-54

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The history of studies of linguistic attitudes is traced to the 1960s, identifying William Lambert as the pioneer in this field of inquiry. Mentalist & behaviorist definitions of language attitude are quoted from the literature, & their distinctive foci & aspects are noted. The three basic methods applied in investigating language attitudes are described: (1) the matched guise technique,(2) a direct questionnaire, & (3) social analysis through direct observation or case study. The application of each type is specified with bibliographic information. The survey of research in language attitudes is divided into studies conducted in Latin America & the US. 40 References. Z. Dubiel

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Adapting Data Gathering Methods to Multilingual and Multicultural Settings: An Illustration with the Matched Guise in Language Attitude Research in Nigeria

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Ioratim-Uba, G A

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ITL, Review of Applied Linguistics, 2001, 131-132, 35-62

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African multilingual nations are in dire need of empirical investigations that will expose the real language situations & attitudes & how these can be harnessed for development. This study attempts to show that a rich variety of research methods can serve this purpose. The matched guise is adapted to study language attitudes in Nigeria. The findings show that apart from working in a simple & direct way in Nigeria, the matched guise reveals subconsciously held language attitudes which the questionnaire or interview methods may not have shown. Descriptive statistics & paired t-test results show significant p-values in favor of British Received Pronunciation (as opposed to Popular Nigerian English Pronunciation). It is recommended that new language attitude studies in Nigeria, & Africa as a whole, should enrich their findings through the increased use of the matched guise & other innovative methods. The attitude shown towards Received Pronunciation implies that it will continue to serve as a model for English pronunciation in Nigeria. Popular Nigerian English Pronunciation will remain relevant in non-formal domains of communication. 12 Tables, 43 References. Adapted from the source document

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Brazilian Attitudes toward English: Dimensions of Status and Solidarity

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El-Dash, Linda Gentry; Busnardo, JoAnne

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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2001, 11, 1, 57-74

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The implications of the prestige & vitality of English as a foreign language in Brazil were investigated using both direct & indirect measures of attitudes & beliefs (a subjective vitality questionnaire & a classic matched-guise instrument). Aspects of solidarity & status identified by factor analysis were investigated in a Brazilian adolescent population, & four statistically distinctive profiles were found. Approximately half of the subjects evaluated English-speaking guises more favorably than those of the native Portuguese in terms of status, which is typical of the adult population, who tend to feel the prestige of English as an international language, but half also valued this guise in terms of solidarity, a totally unexpected result which was attributed to the symbolic use of English within the adolescent peer group. 6 Tables, 20 References. Adapted from the source document

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Attitudes of Native English-Speaking Professors toward University ESL Students

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Wright, Shirley

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Dissertation Abstracts International, A: The Humanities and Social Sciences, 2001, 61, 7, Jan, 2689-A

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This study focuses on native English-speaking business professors to explore issues of stereotyping and error gravity in terms of university ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Specifically, this dissertation has four goals: (1) to discover what types of judgments business professors make about students,(2) to determine whether they make judgments about students based on written language samples, (3) to discover whether these judgments vary according to various grammatical error types in written language samples (whether an error hierarchy obtains for written grammatical errors), and (4) to explore what linguistic variables might influence those judgments. On the basis of personal interviews and a written matched guise survey using ESL students' writing, this study discovered that business professors judge students according to the students' perceived mental states and observed behavioral traits. While on the written survey professors made judgments on many different traits, factor analysis showed that scales loaded in written discourse was found, and a simplistic grammatical error hierarchy was found for business writing. In general, business professors formed more positive-judgments of writers who wrote longer sentences and a larger number of sentences; however, this study has shown that business professors, while aware of the form of the message, concentrate more on content. One implication of this finding is that ordinary composition topics, while easier for the students to write and instructors to grade, might not best serve the interest of the students. An emphasis on authentic academic writing might better serve the students by focusing their attention on producing not simply well organized, (reasonably) grammatically correct prose, but also information rich, factually correct prose. Further, this dissertation provides knowledge about issues of stereotyping in a university setting and reactions to writing by nonnative speakers of English. Educators can decide on the appropriateness of the attitudes pervading the learning environment, and if they find any attitudes to be detrimental to a culture of learning, they can discuss ways to enhance knowledge of the attitudes and possible means of mitigating their effects.

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THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT: LANGUAGE USE AND ATTITUDES IN FOUR COMMUNITIES OF BURKINA FASO

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Showalter, Stuart

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ix+261pp, Dallas, TX: Summer Instit Linguistics International, 2001

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This volume in SIL International's Publications in Sociolinguistics series examines language attitudes & bilingualism in four rural speech communities in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The study provides a detailed look into ways in which these communities respond to the everyday linguistic diversity of their environment. Maps & diagrams add clarity in explaining the linguistic situation. The matched-guise testing method was used to explore attitudes toward the language variation that permeates rural West African life. Results demonstrate the viability of indirect testing methods in this environment. They reveal, on the one hand, numerical measures of linguistic variability & bilingual achievement, & on the other hand, community attitudes toward shared ethnic identity, social contact, linguistic awareness, personal character, & social status. The survey data are fleshed out with ethnographic insights gained during two years of field research in rural Burkina Faso. Linguists & anthropologists interested in the interplay of language & society, as well as Africanists seeking a better understanding of the sometimes astounding linguistic diversity of the region, will find this book especially valuable. Adapted from the source document

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"I Am Proud to be a Slesviger-Relatively Proud Anyway." On Language Use and Language Attitudes among North Slesvig Youth

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Maegaard, Marie

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Danske talesprog, 2001, 2, 77-166

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Variations between North Slesvig Danish & Standard Danish are investigated in the self-recorded speech of high school(gymnasium) students in Tonder, Denmark (N = 2 males & 2 females, aged 18-20), in six situations: an examination; a trip to the bank; & talk with grandparents, siblings, dialect-speaking friends, & friends who speak both dialect & standard. Variables analyzed are outcomes of Old Danish t, the definite article, the first person singular pronoun, long /a/, & the pronunciation of noget 'some(thing)' & pa 'on'. Ss' speech during a 15-20 min interview is also analyzed, & data include Ss' self-ratings of dialect use in various situations & a matched guise-test designed to capture Ss' valuation of five varieties of Danish: local & regional North Slesvig Danish; the urban speech of Kolding, a regional center in Jutland; & both conservative & modern Copenhagen Danish. Results show that features of local dialect & Standard Danish are used as discourse markers in conversation, although code switching is not in evidence; a positive expressed attitude toward local dialect correlates poorly with its rating as lowest of the five varieties on all scales, reflecting a dichotomy in local culture that opposes pride in North Slesvig identity & dialect with a strong demand for standardization in the surrounding society. 23 Figures, 87 References. J. Hitchcock

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Perception of Dialect Variation: Some Implications for Current Research and Theory in Speech Perception

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Clopper, Cynthia G; Pisoni, David B

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Research on Spoken Language Processing, 2001-2002, 25, 269-289

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Despite the mounting evidence that variation & variability play an important role in spoken language processing, few speech researchers have investigated the relationship between dialect variation & human speech perception. Sociolinguists, on the other hand, have extensively documented linguistic variation & its social implications, but have largely ignored how dialect variation is perceived & encoded by naive listeners. We review & discuss several different methodologies that have been used to study the perception of dialect variation. Data collected from map drawing tasks in sociolinguistics, matched-guise studies in social psychology, caricatures in forensic linguistics, & perceptual categorization in cognitive psychology have all contributed to our understanding of how linguistic variation is perceived, processed, encoded, & used by naive listeners in normal language situations. The implications for these findings for models of speech perception, speech recognition & speech synthesis technologies, & theoretical linguistics are discussed. 2 Tables, 4 Figures, 48 References. Adapted from the source document