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An experimental study of English accent perception: social versus personal. / Shamina, Elena .
ExLing 2016: Proceedings of 7th Tutorial and Research Workshop on Experimental Linguistics. SPb, 2016. p. 159-162.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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T1 - An experimental study of English accent perception: social versus personal
AU - Shamina, Elena
N1 - Conference code: 7
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The study aims at proving the observation that in English oral speech perception,sociolinguistic evaluation prevails over personal one. The total of 10 speech samplesby 2 native English speakers with no special phonetic or acting training imitatingvarious English accents were evaluated by 26 native English speakers on a numberof scales related to sociolinguistic and personal factors. When listening to the samepersons speaking in different English language varieties the respondents ascribed tothem very different social qualities, such as social class, education and occupation.The personality properties ascribed, such as character traits and age, are shown todepend on the social factors, associated with the accent.
AB - The study aims at proving the observation that in English oral speech perception,sociolinguistic evaluation prevails over personal one. The total of 10 speech samplesby 2 native English speakers with no special phonetic or acting training imitatingvarious English accents were evaluated by 26 native English speakers on a numberof scales related to sociolinguistic and personal factors. When listening to the samepersons speaking in different English language varieties the respondents ascribed tothem very different social qualities, such as social class, education and occupation.The personality properties ascribed, such as character traits and age, are shown todepend on the social factors, associated with the accent.
KW - социолингвистика, восприятие, акцент, социальные и личностные характеристики
KW - sociolinguistics
KW - perception
KW - English accents
KW - social and personal qualities
UR - http://linglab.phil.uoa.gr/fileadmin/linglab.phil.uoa.gr/uploads/publications/ExLing_2016_proceedings.pdf
U2 - https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2016/07/0036/000295
DO - https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2016/07/0036/000295
M3 - Conference contribution
SP - 159
EP - 162
BT - ExLing 2016
CY - SPb
T2 - 7th Tutorial and Research Workshop on Experimental Linguistics
Y2 - 27 June 2016 through 2 July 2016
ER -
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