Language attitudes towards the non-native accent in the United States
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1519-5392.2016v16n1p99Keywords:
Foreign accent, Language Attitudes, Social factors, Ethnic and racial minorities.Abstract
The intrinsic relationship between language and society has a great influence on how native English speakers evaluate the non-native ones. Such evaluation may lead to language discrimination, prejudice or other types of exclusion (BAGNO, 2007; CAMACHO, 2001; CALVET, 2002; GNERRE, 1985). In light of this perspective, this bibliographic study aims at investigating which non-native speaker tends to be more downgraded in the United States. For such purposes, a literature review was carried out and 11 studies, on the topic mentioned above, were selected. Taking that into consideration, data were contrasted by the Meta-analysis approach. The results show that the majority of the studies point to a negative attitude towards non-native speakers (more specifically regarding accent). Additionally, Black and Hispanic people have been more downgraded on account of social factors whereas Asians due to linguistic issues.Downloads
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LIPPI-GREEN, Rosina. Accent, standard language ideology, and discriminatory pretext in the courts. Language in Society, Cambridge, v. 23, n. 2, p. 163-198, 1994.
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WILL, Elizabeth B. Attitudinal reactions of standard american English speakers to foreign-accented speech. 2010. 338 p. Thesis (Master of Arts in English as a Second Language) - Hamline University, Saint Paul, 2010.
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2016-11-30
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SENEFONTE, Fábio Henrique Rosa. Language attitudes towards the non-native accent in the United States. Entretextos, Londrina, v. 16, n. 1, p. 99–113, 2016. DOI: 10.5433/1519-5392.2016v16n1p99. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/entretextos/article/view/19600. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.
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