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Ethnolinguistic betrayal and speaker evaluations: Some Italian Australian data

Hogg, Michael A., d'Agata, P, Abrams, Dominic (1989) Ethnolinguistic betrayal and speaker evaluations: Some Italian Australian data. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 115 (2). 153 - 181. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35504)

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Abstract

Examined the relationship between subjective ethnolinguistic vitality and ingroup perceptions of fellow members speaking the dominant group's language. 40 middle-aged Italian-Australians (aged 33-73 yrs) rated 2 males speaking Italian, Sicilian, and Italian-accented Australian English on status and solidarity dimensions. Results show that Ss downgraded English and Sicilian speakers relative to Italian speakers on both dimensions, with a tendency for status downgrading to be most marked when the Sicilian dialect was spoken and for solidarity downgrading to be most marked in the formal context. Findings support the hypothesis that the more ethnic ingroupers identify with their ethnic group, the more negative are their feelings toward fellow ingroupers who speak the dominant group's language.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: subjective ethnolinguistic vitality & ethnic identity, perception of speakers of Italian vs Sicilian vs Italian accented English, Italian 33–73 yr olds, Australia
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: M.L. Barnoux
Date Deposited: 17 Oct 2013 10:29 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:12 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35504 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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