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The cognitive foundations of language regard

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Published/Copyright: May 13, 2017

Abstract

This paper explores the cognitive foundations of language attitudes, metalinguistic beliefs about language, and language ideologies, all taken as examples of “language regard”. It first models input, processing, and response and then offers experimental evidence for the proposed model.

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Appendix: States of the US

ALAlabamaKYKentuckyMIMichigan
AKAlaskaLALouisianaMNMinnesota
AZArizonaMEMaineMSMississippi
ARArkansasMTMontanaMOMissouri
CACaliforniaNENebraskaPAPennsylvania
COColoradoNVNevadaRIRhode Island
CTConnecticutNHNew HampshireSCSouth Carolina
DEDelawareNJNew JerseySDSouth Dakota
DCDistrict of ColumbiaNMNew MexicoTNTennessee
FLFloridaNYNew YorkTXTexas
GAGeorgiaNCNorth CarolinaUTUtah
HIHawaiiNDNorth DakotaVTVermont
IDIdahoOHOhioVAVirginia
ILIllinoisOKOklahomaWAWashington
INIndianaOROregonWVWest Virginia
IAIowaMDMarylandWIWisconsin
KSKansasMAMassachusettsWYWyoming
Published Online: 2017-5-13
Published in Print: 2017-5-24

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