The Effects of Black English and Code-Switching on Intraracial Perceptions.

Doss, Richard C.; Gross, Alan M.

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ERIC Number: EJ492341

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Effects of Black English and Code-Switching on Intraracial Perceptions.

Doss, Richard C.; Gross, Alan M.

Journal of Black Psychology, v20 n3 p282-93 Aug 1994

When 130 African American college students were asked to rate the likability and desirability as a committee work partner of black-English-speaking, code-switching, or standard-English-speaking voices, they tended to prefer the speaker of standard English. Implications are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Students, Code Switching (Language), College Students, English, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Social Attitudes, Social Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage, Stereotypes, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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