Sociocultural-Linguistics & Pragmatics General Research-Oriented Short Presentation
The Influence of Perceived Race on Ratings of Accentedness
Do people hear the same voice differently, depending on the face they see? Will they report hearing a foreign accent when presented with a photograph of a foreigner (when the speaker is actually a native speaker)? This study investigated how perceived race affected 223 listeners’ ratings of intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness. Findings indicate a strong effect of racial bias regarding accentedness, and disparate attributions of listening difficulty depending on the perceived race of the speaker.
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Bradford J. Lee (ORCID ID 0000-0001-9833-5631) holds an Ed.D. in TESOL from Anaheim University, a M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Newcastle, and a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of Hawaii. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Organization for Fundamental Education at Fukui University of Technology. His main research areas include phonology/pronunciation instruction, noticing/perception-based instruction, and smartphone-based writing.
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Justin L. Bailey holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Leicester, and a BSc in Psychology from Aston University. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Organization for Fundamental Education at Fukui University of Technology. His main research areas include test washback, English as a global language, and psycholinguistics.