| Autor: |
Ip MHK; Integrated Language Sciences and Technology (ILST) Initiative, University of Pennsylvania., Papafragou A; Department of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition [J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn] 2023 Sep; Vol. 49 (9), pp. 1505-1521. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 20. |
| DOI: |
10.1037/xlm0001197 |
| Abstrakt: |
Speaking with a foreign accent has often been thought to carry several disadvantages. Here, we probe a potential social advantage of non-native compared to native speakers using spoken utterances that either obey or violate the pragmatic principle of Informativeness. In Experiment 1, we show that listeners form different impressions of native and non-native speakers with identical pragmatic behavior: in a context in which omitting information could be deceptive, people rated underinformative speakers more negatively on trustworthiness and interpersonal appeal compared to informative speakers, but this tendency was mitigated for speakers with foreign accents. Furthermore, this mitigating effect was strongest for less proficient non-native speakers who were presumably not fully responsible for their linguistic choices. In Experiment 2, social lenience for non-native speakers emerged even in a non-deceptive context. Contrary to previous studies, there was no consistent global bias against non-native speakers in either experiment, despite their lower intelligibility. Thus the fact that non-native speakers have imperfect control of the linguistic signal affects pragmatic inferences and social evaluation in ways that can lead to surprising social benefits. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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