A Methodological Approach to the Study of Evaluative Reactions of Adolescents Toward Speakers of Different Language Varieties.

Autor/inn/en	Ryan, Ellen Bouchard; Carranza, Miguel A.
Titel	A Methodological Approach to the Study of Evaluative Reactions of Adolescents Toward Speakers of Different Language Varieties.
Quelle	(1974), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Adolescents; Anglo Americans; Auditory Perception; Bilingualism; Cultural Background; English (Second Language); Mexican Americans; North American English; Phonemics; Pronunciation; Role Perception; Spanish Speaking; Speech Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Bilingualismus; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Hispanoamerikaner; Amerikanisches Englisch; Fonemsystem; Aussprache; Role conception; Rollenverständnis
Abstract	Summarizing recent research on evaluative reactions toward Mexican American speech varieties, the paper obtained contrasting evaluative reactions for standard English versus standard Spanish, for standard English versus highly accented English, and for varying degrees of accented English. Anglo and Mexican American adolescents from a Chicago high school rated the personalities of 16 speakers representing 4 "context x language" categories: English-Home, Spanish-Home, English-School, and Spanish-School. For both groups, there was a definite preference for English in school, and slight preference for Spanish in the home. The important effect of the contextual domain on evaluative reactions toward English and Spanish speakers suggested that the subject takes into account the appropriateness of the speaker's behavior as well as his ethnicity. In eliciting reactions toward standard and accented English, standard speakers received more favorable reactions in every case. The relationship between the amount of accentedness heard and the attributed characteristics of the speaker was also investigated. High correlations between accentedness rating and each of the other ratings indicated that small increments in accentedness are associated with gradually less favorable impressions of the speaker. Overall, the investigations established the effects of context and degree of accent, indicating that group membership is only one factor underlying the reactions. It was also noted that, since the studies were conducted solely in the Chicago area, they revealed only one dimension of the Mexican American adolescent experience. (KM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01