When voice signals nationality and sexual orientation: Speakers’ self-perceptions and perceived stigmatization

Q2 Arts and Humanities
F. Fasoli, Marko Dragojevic, Tamara Rakić
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Abstract

Abstract Research has shown that individuals speaking low-prestige language varieties are often negatively evaluated and stigmatized by others. However, less is known about how speakers of such language varieties perceive their own speech. Here, we examined self-perceptions and perceived stigma of speakers who belong to multiple social categories signaled by auditory cues. Specifically, we examined beliefs of sexual minority and heterosexual male speakers who were either British nationals (native English speakers) or foreigners living in the UK (non-native English speakers). British speakers believed their voices cue their nationality more than foreigners. Heterosexuals believed their voices reveal their sexual orientation, but only when they self-perceived as sounding masculine. Sexual minority and foreign speakers felt more stigmatized because of the way they sound than did heterosexual and British speakers, respectively. These findings have implications for intergroup communication and voice-based stigmatization literature.
当声音表明国籍和性取向:说话者的自我认知和感知的污名化
研究表明,使用低声望语言的个体往往会受到他人的负面评价和污名化。然而,人们对这些语言变体的使用者如何感知自己的语言知之甚少。在这里,我们研究了由听觉线索发出信号的属于多种社会类别的说话者的自我认知和感知耻辱。具体来说,我们研究了性少数群体和异性恋男性的信仰,他们要么是英国国民(母语为英语),要么是生活在英国的外国人(非母语为英语)。英国人认为他们的声音比外国人更能暗示他们的国籍。异性恋者相信他们的声音会透露出他们的性取向,但只有当他们自我感觉听起来很男性化时才会这样。与异性恋者和英国人相比,性少数群体和说外语的人更容易因为自己的发音方式而感到耻辱。这些发现对群体间交流和基于语音的污名化文献具有启示意义。
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Psychology of Language and Communication
Psychology of Language and Communication Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
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