Christopher J Zahn
Biographic Data
| ID | 195982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher J Zahn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher J |
| FAMILY NAME | Zahn |
| SIGNATURE | ZAHN C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cleveland State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 98 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Language Attitudes and Speech Behavior
This study analyzed New Zealand listener attitudes toward a New Zealand English speaker and a Standard American English speaker. The speakers altered levels of pitch variation and rate in their delivery of standard content messages. On balance, the impact of the paralinguistic behaviors was greater than that of accent
The bases for differing evaluations of male and female speech
Studies of sex‐linked language variation devised to test Lakoff's genderlect theory have yielded inconsistent findings. Yet studies of evaluative reactions to the speech forms she hypothesized as “male”; and “female”; have consistently yielded preferential reactions to the male language. A series of studies by Mulac and his colleagues assessing evaluative reactions to the language used by actual speakers has found higher ratings of the dynamism o…
Measuring Language Attitudes
This paper describes investigations in the measurement of listeners' evaluations of spoken language. Lack of integration in research in this area has been due in part to the numerous measurement instruments used to assess such evaluative reactions. The paper reviews the development of past instruments, describes the design, analysis, and implementation of an omnibus measure, the Speech Evaluation Instrument (SEI), and interprets these findings in…
A reexamination of conversational repair
Conversational repair is a communication phenomenon which helps to sustain social interaction by allowing conversants mutually to handle problems which arise as they communicate. In this sense, conversational repair is a form of alignment talk. In the present study, conversations were examined to assess the preference system for self‐repair over other‐repair said to exist in conversation. Problem Type, Initiation Type, and Relationship History we…
Measuring Language Attitudes
This paper describes investigations in the measurement of listeners' evaluations of spoken language. Lack of integration in research in this area has been due in part to the numerous measurement instruments used to assess such evaluative reactions. The paper reviews the development of past instruments, describes the design, analysis, and implementation of an omnibus measure, the Speech Evaluation Instrument (SEI), and interprets these findings in…
The bases for differing evaluations of male and female speech
Studies of sex‐linked language variation devised to test Lakoff's genderlect theory have yielded inconsistent findings. Yet studies of evaluative reactions to the speech forms she hypothesized as “male”; and “female”; have consistently yielded preferential reactions to the male language. A series of studies by Mulac and his colleagues assessing evaluative reactions to the language used by actual speakers has found higher ratings of the dynamism o…
Language Attitudes and Speech Behavior
This study analyzed New Zealand listener attitudes toward a New Zealand English speaker and a Standard American English speaker. The speakers altered levels of pitch variation and rate in their delivery of standard content messages. On balance, the impact of the paralinguistic behaviors was greater than that of accent
A reexamination of conversational repair
Conversational repair is a communication phenomenon which helps to sustain social interaction by allowing conversants mutually to handle problems which arise as they communicate. In this sense, conversational repair is a form of alignment talk. In the present study, conversations were examined to assess the preference system for self‐repair over other‐repair said to exist in conversation. Problem Type, Initiation Type, and Relationship History we…
A reexamination of conversational repair
Conversational repair is a communication phenomenon which helps to sustain social interaction by allowing conversants mutually to handle problems which arise as they communicate. In this sense, conversational repair is a form of alignment talk. In the present study, conversations were examined to assess the preference system for self‐repair over other‐repair said to exist in conversation. Problem Type, Initiation Type, and Relationship History we…
Measuring Language Attitudes
This paper describes investigations in the measurement of listeners' evaluations of spoken language. Lack of integration in research in this area has been due in part to the numerous measurement instruments used to assess such evaluative reactions. The paper reviews the development of past instruments, describes the design, analysis, and implementation of an omnibus measure, the Speech Evaluation Instrument (SEI), and interprets these findings in…
The bases for differing evaluations of male and female speech
Studies of sex‐linked language variation devised to test Lakoff's genderlect theory have yielded inconsistent findings. Yet studies of evaluative reactions to the speech forms she hypothesized as “male”; and “female”; have consistently yielded preferential reactions to the male language. A series of studies by Mulac and his colleagues assessing evaluative reactions to the language used by actual speakers has found higher ratings of the dynamism o…
Language Attitudes and Speech Behavior
This study analyzed New Zealand listener attitudes toward a New Zealand English speaker and a Standard American English speaker. The speakers altered levels of pitch variation and rate in their delivery of standard content messages. On balance, the impact of the paralinguistic behaviors was greater than that of accent
Linguistics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Communication (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Communication (2 works) · Conversation (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)