Beyond the Language: Listener Comments on Extra-Linguistic Cues in Perception Tasks

Autor/in	Gnevsheva, Ksenia
Titel	Beyond the Language: Listener Comments on Extra-Linguistic Cues in Perception Tasks
Quelle	In: Language Awareness, 25 (2016) 4, S.257-271 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-8416
DOI	10.1080/09658416.2016.1197932
Schlagwörter	Metalinguistics; Auditory Perception; Stereotypes; Grammar; Intonation; Evaluators; Language Variation; Language Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Native Speakers; Pronunciation; Rating Scales; Cultural Awareness; Sociocultural Patterns; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Interviews; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Metalanguage; Metasprache; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Klischee; Grammatik; Sprachenvielfalt; Sprachverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Muttersprachler; Aussprache; Rating-Skala; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Neuseeland
Abstract	We know little about what raters rely on when participating in accentedness perception tasks as their qualitative comments are rarely scrutinised. At the same time, we know that (assumed) social information influences listener behaviour. This study investigates rater attitudes to and stereotypes about speakers of different varieties of English, through exploration of qualitative comments about the speakers' accentedness and origin. In the task 30 native speakers of New Zealand English listened to 24 native and non-native speakers of English and (1) rated them on an accentedness scale, (2) guessed their origin, and (3) commented on the language in the audio clips. Besides the expected mentions of non-target-like segments, intonation, and grammar, the listener responses revealed their engagement with social categories. The listeners were found to employ stereotypes about the speakers' paralinguistic behaviour, vocabulary, topic, etc., in identifying their origin, which highlights the importance of socio-cultural knowledge in linguistic tasks. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01