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University of Toledo Students' Reaction to African American Vernacular Features: Do Phonological Features Matter?

Calhoun, Mackenzie Shanae
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321370549

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2011, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, English (as a Second Language).
This thesis study was a replication of Rodriguez et al. (2004) research that explored listeners' perceptions of the attractiveness of speakers with varying degrees of AAVE phonological features. Six females were selected who exhibit varying degrees of AAVE (two “strong” AAVE speakers, two “moderate” AAVE speakers, and two SAE speakers). All speakers recorded a brief definition of achievement motivation. Subsequently, one-hundred and two participants rated the six speakers based on their perceptions of status (intelligence, wealth, class, and education) and attractiveness (kindness, sweetness, likability, and friendliness). Results indicated that speakers who exhibit SAE were more favorably evaluated than speakers who exhibit AAVE. These findings demonstrated that speakers' accents affected listeners' judgments about them.
Dr. Melinda Reichelt (Committee Chair)
Dr. Heather Blakemore (Committee Member)
Dr. Carmen Phelps (Committee Member)
42 p.
African Americans; Language
AAVE; language attitudes; perceptions

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  • Calhoun, M. S. (2011). University of Toledo Students' Reaction to African American Vernacular Features: Do Phonological Features Matter? [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321370549

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Calhoun, Mackenzie. University of Toledo Students' Reaction to African American Vernacular Features: Do Phonological Features Matter? 2011. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321370549.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Calhoun, Mackenzie. "University of Toledo Students' Reaction to African American Vernacular Features: Do Phonological Features Matter?" Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321370549

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