Abstracts
Abstract
The role of verbal communication in the transmission of prejudice has received much theoretical attention (Hecht, 1998; Le Couteur & Augoustinos, 2001), including the features of the linguistic intergroup bias (Maass, Salvi, Arcuri, & Semin, 1989), yet few studies have examined the acquisition of an out-group language as a factor in mitigating prejudicial speech. The conditions under which minority Canadian Francophones use linguistic bias when communicating about the in- and out-group (i.e., Canadian Anglophones) were investigated. Data was collected from 110 Francophone students. Predictions were confirmed but only when out-group identification was considered. Further, out-group identification and second language confidence were both related to a decrease in out-group derogation; however, the same factors appear to promote linguistically biased speech toward the in-group. Results are discussed within current intergroup communication theory.
Keywords:
- linguistic intergroup bias,
- ethnolinguistic identification,
- second language confidence
Résumé
Le rôle de la communication verbale dans la transmission des préjugés a reçu une attention soutenue. Par l’application du paradigme du biais linguistique intergroupe (Maass, Salvi, Arcuri, & Semin, 1989), cette étude examine les conditions dans lesquelles des Canadiens français minoritaires font preuves de biais linguistique lorsqu’ils parlent de l’endo- et de l’exogroupe (les Canadiens anglais). Des données furent donc recueillies auprès de 110 étudiants francophones. Les résultats confirmèrent les prédictions, mais seulement lorsque l’identification à l’exogroupe était élevée. De plus, l’identification à l’exogroupe et la confiance langagière en langue seconde étaient toutes deux reliées à une diminution de la dérogation de l’autre groupe; cependant, ces mêmes facteurs semblent promouvoir des paroles biaisées à l’égard de l’endogroupe. Les résultats sont interprétés dans le cadre des théories de la communication intergroupe.
Mots clés:
- biais linguistique intergroupe,
- identité ethnolinguistique,
- confiance langagière en langue seconde
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