Language-Based Social Preferences among Children in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Kinzler, Katherine D.; Shutts, Kristin; Spelke, Elizabeth S.
Titel	Language-Based Social Preferences among Children in South Africa
Quelle	In: Language Learning and Development, 8 (2012) 3, S.215-232 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-5441
DOI	10.1080/15475441.2011.583611
Schlagwörter	Linguistics; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Speech Communication; Multilingualism; Children; African Languages; Native Language; Pronunciation; Language Usage; French; Language Attitudes; Language Variation; Social Status; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Aussprache; Sprachgebrauch; Französisch; Sprachverhalten; Sprachenvielfalt; Sozialer Status; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Monolingual English-speaking children in the United States express social preferences for speakers of their native language with a native accent. Here we explore the nature of children's language-based social preferences through research with children in South Africa, a multilingual nation. Like children in the United States, Xhosa South African children preferred speakers of their first language (Xhosa) to speakers of a foreign language (French). Thus, social preferences based on language are observed not only among children with limited exposure to cultural and linguistic variation but also among children living in a diverse linguistic environment. Moreover, Xhosa children attending school in English expressed social preferences for speakers of English over speakers of Xhosa, even when tested by a Xhosa-speaking experimenter. Thus, children's language-based social preferences do not depend exclusively on preferences for more familiar or intelligible speech but also extend to preferences for speech that may convey higher status in the child's society. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10