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Language Attitudes and Gender in China: Perceptions and Reported Use of Putonghua and Cantonese in the Southern Province of Guangdong
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Wang, Limei; Ladegaard, Hans J. – Language Awareness, 2008
This paper is concerned with young people's perceptions and reported use of the two language varieties that co-exist in the urban centre of Guangzhou in southern China, Putonghua (P) and Cantonese (C). P is a typical H-variety, promoted by the government and used as a lingua franca throughout China; C is the local L-variety but it also has some…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Variation, Reputation, Language Attitudes
National Stereotypes and Language Attitudes: The Perception of British, American, and Australian Language and Culture in Denmark.
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Ladegaard, Hans J. – Language & Communication, 1998
Studied stereotyped reactions to English accents and cultures among Danish secondary school students in Denmark. In choice of preference of Received Pronunciation (RP), Scottish English, Australian English, Cockney English, and Standard American English, RP was found to be unsurpassed prestige variety in this Danish context. It was rated favorably…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Variation
Popular Perceptions of Standard Language: Attitudes to "Regional Standards" in Denmark.
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Ladegaard, Hans J. – Language Awareness, 2001
Focuses on popular perceptions of standard language in Denmark. Presents results from a study of folk linguistic awareness in which subjects listened to five different versions of regional standard Danish (SD) and filled in a questionnaire. Results show that subjects' perception of SD correlates with their own regional background, and that…
Descriptors: Danish, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Standardization
Assessing National Stereotypes in Language Attitude Studies: The Case of Class-Consciousness in Denmark.
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Ladegaard, Hans J. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1998
Describes a Danish language-attitude study, arguing that views presented in the literature often differ from people's private uncensored stereotypes. Surveys of people from four regions in Denmark investigated their attitudes after listening to voices with seven different regional dialects. Results indicated that people assigned social-class…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Danish, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes
"I like the Americans...but I Certainly Don't Aim for an American Accent": Language Attitudes, Vitality and Foreign Language Learning in Denmark
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Ladegaard, Hans J.; Sachdev, Itesh – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2006
The power and status of America in the world today are undeniable. This paper presents some empirical data about the attitudes and perceptions Danish learners of EFL have about British and American English. Ninety-six EFL learners participated in a verbal-guise experiment that involved rating different accents of English: American, Australian,…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Boys, Girls, Language, and Identity: Language Attitudes and Linguistic Behavior in a Rural Community in Denmark.
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Ladegaard, Hans J. – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1998
Presents results from study of language attitudes and linguistic behavior among adolescents of both sexes in a rural community in Denmark. Study concludes that traditional pattern of boys/men speaking in a significantly more non-standard way than girls/women is reproduced in present context, and in qualitative attitude-questionnaire male…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Danish, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes