An Empirical Study of Readers' Associations with Multilingual Advertising
The Case of French, German and Spanish in Dutch Advertising
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11183375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jos Hornikx (0000-0002-5362-0997, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author), Frank Van Meurs (0000-0002-2099-4781, Radboud University Nijmegen), Marianne Starren (0000-0002-6652-1744, Radboud University Nijmegen) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 204-219 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-4632 • E-ISSN: 1747-7557 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2167/jmmd482.0 |
| OpenAlex | W2167940306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 15 |
In multilingual advertising, a foreign language is often used for symbolic purposes. In non-French-speaking countries, for instance, French is said to be associated with charm and style. The assumption is that the associations carried by the foreign language are transferred to the product that is advertised. A product advertised using French would thus also be seen as charming and stylish. Although a number of suggestions have been made as to the associations evoked by particular foreign languages, it has never been tested what associations are actually evoked in the minds of consumers. In an experimental study, 78 Dutch respondents were asked to write down their associations with two advertisements for one product that were identical except for the foreign language in which they were written (French, German or Spanish). We investigated the kinds of associations evoked, the number of associations, their valence (positive, negative, neutral) and participants' appreciation of the foreign language advertisement. Results showed that the different languages evoked partly different associations, and that the valence of the associations, and not their number, affected participants' preference for the advertisement. Participants preferred the ad with the highest number of positive associations and the lowest number of negative associations
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.38 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |