When speaking English is not enough: The consequences of language-based stigma for non-native speakers
Birney, M; Rabinovich, A; Morton, TA; et al.Heath, H; Ashcroft, S
Date: 6 November 2019
Journal
Journal of Language and Social Psychology
Publisher
SAGE Publications
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Abstract
We explored the effects of language-based stigma on the relationship between native and nonnative speakers. In two studies we found that stigmatized non-native speakers experienced
more negative interpersonal interactions, higher levels of intergroup threat, and reduced
performance on an English test compared to non-native speakers ...
We explored the effects of language-based stigma on the relationship between native and nonnative speakers. In two studies we found that stigmatized non-native speakers experienced
more negative interpersonal interactions, higher levels of intergroup threat, and reduced
performance on an English test compared to non-native speakers who did not experience
stigma. These effects were mediated by anxiety and moderated by prevention-related goals.
Furthermore, native speakers perceived stigmatized (vs. not-stigmatized) speakers’ accents as
stronger and their commitment to living in the host country as weaker. Our findings suggest
that experiencing language-based stigma can: a) incite a stereotype threat response from nonnative speakers, and b) damage their relationship with native speakers on an interpersonal and
intergroup level.
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