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Language attitudes, ethnicity and social class in New Zealand

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ID11183076
AuthorsIngrid Huygens (University of Auckland, corresponding author), Graham M Vaughan (University of Auckland)
Year1983
Volume4
Issue2-3
Pages207-223
Publication date1983-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-4632 • E-ISSN: 1747-7557
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01434632.1983.9994112
OpenAlexW2143048537
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited2

The extent to which ethnic speech styles can be detected, and how they and English R.P. are evaluated, have been problematic issues in the small literature devoted to New Zealand speech varieties. In the present study, samples of spontaneous speech of English, Dutch, Maori and Pakeha speakers (from three status groups) were presented on audiotapes to 120 students. Ratings were made on four Social and four Personal Scales, while an attempt to describe type of accent was invited. The results showed that Maori speakers were the least successfully identified by ethnic group. Prestige ratings were: English, Dutch, and then Maori. English and Pakeha speakers were equally prestigeful, though this effect interacts with occupational class: speech styles approximating R.P. were rated highest. Ethnicity was also used as a cue to attribute a limited number of personal stereotypes

Class (philosophy · Ethnic group · Linguistics · Prestige · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Stress (linguistics · Anthropology · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works21
Citations per year0,51
Citation span1985 - 2026 (42)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 21
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