Linguistics and Morphology: Language and Society
The Effect of Social Proximity on Phonetic Prejudices Several sociolinguistic studies strongly support the notion that phonetic prejudice tends to intensify the more exposure individuals have to the stigmatizing influences of dominant cultures. Moreover, research across many cultural contexts has found that the same oppressive dialectal features are judged more harshly by local listeners than ... Read More
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