Chapter 10. L2 sociolinguistic perception of stylistic variation
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Ian Michalski
Abstract
There is growing interest in using experimental perception tasks to study the sociolinguistic competence of second language learners. Previous studies on L2 attitudes and perception have largely focused on single linguistic variants presented in guises with limited social context. This chapter reports on a study that explores the L2 sociolinguistic perception of stylistic variation in Spanish. L2 learner participants (n = 108) completed a matched-guise task in which they evaluated digitally manipulated audio guises containing the variable reduction of [paɾa] to [pa] and the variable weakening of coda /s/. The guises were rated according to social attractiveness and social superiority. Linear mixed-effects modeling selected speaker voice, linguistic variables, and experience with linguistic courses as significant factors in predicting the attitudinal responses.
Abstract
There is growing interest in using experimental perception tasks to study the sociolinguistic competence of second language learners. Previous studies on L2 attitudes and perception have largely focused on single linguistic variants presented in guises with limited social context. This chapter reports on a study that explores the L2 sociolinguistic perception of stylistic variation in Spanish. L2 learner participants (n = 108) completed a matched-guise task in which they evaluated digitally manipulated audio guises containing the variable reduction of [paɾa] to [pa] and the variable weakening of coda /s/. The guises were rated according to social attractiveness and social superiority. Linear mixed-effects modeling selected speaker voice, linguistic variables, and experience with linguistic courses as significant factors in predicting the attitudinal responses.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction 1
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Part 1. Regional variation
- Chapter 1. Discontinuous Plurality in Chilean Spanish 14
- Chapter 2. Person restrictions in non-canonical agreement patterns in Spanish 34
- Chapter 3. Exploring future-in-the-past variation in Seville and Caracas 58
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Part 2. Diachronic variation
- Chapter 4. Derived verbs and future-conditional stem regularization in written Spanish in synchrony and diachrony 82
- Chapter 5. The emergence of sound change in two varieties of Spanish 106
- Chapter 6. Real and apparent (time) changes in Yucatan Spanish 130
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Part 3. Learner profile variation
- Chapter 7. Civics, ideology, and Spanish in Kansas 154
- Chapter 8. Promoting Spanish L2 pragmatic competence in a virtual environment 173
- Chapter 9. Individual differences do not affect trill variation by advanced learners of Spanish 196
- Chapter 10. L2 sociolinguistic perception of stylistic variation 225
- Index 249
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1. Regional variation
- Chapter 1. Discontinuous Plurality in Chilean Spanish 14
- Chapter 2. Person restrictions in non-canonical agreement patterns in Spanish 34
- Chapter 3. Exploring future-in-the-past variation in Seville and Caracas 58
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Part 2. Diachronic variation
- Chapter 4. Derived verbs and future-conditional stem regularization in written Spanish in synchrony and diachrony 82
- Chapter 5. The emergence of sound change in two varieties of Spanish 106
- Chapter 6. Real and apparent (time) changes in Yucatan Spanish 130
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Part 3. Learner profile variation
- Chapter 7. Civics, ideology, and Spanish in Kansas 154
- Chapter 8. Promoting Spanish L2 pragmatic competence in a virtual environment 173
- Chapter 9. Individual differences do not affect trill variation by advanced learners of Spanish 196
- Chapter 10. L2 sociolinguistic perception of stylistic variation 225
- Index 249
