Attitudes towards Multicultural London English: Implications for Attitude Theory and Language Planning

Autor/inn/en	Kircher, Ruth; Fox, Sue
Titel	Attitudes towards Multicultural London English: Implications for Attitude Theory and Language Planning
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 40 (2019) 10, S.847-864 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kircher, Ruth) ORCID (Fox, Sue)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2019.1577869
Schlagwörter	Language Attitudes; Language Variation; Cultural Pluralism; Foreign Countries; Cultural Background; Native Language; Attitude Measures; Familiarity; Stereotypes; Social Differences; Social Class; Thinking Skills; Intergroup Relations; Language Planning; Generalization; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverhalten; Sprachenvielfalt; Kulturpluralismus; Ausland; Klischee; Sozialer Unterschied; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Denkfähigkeit; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Sprachwechsel
Abstract	The study presented here is the first empirical investigation of attitudes towards Multicultural London English (MLE), the multiethnolect spoken in England's main metropolis. An online questionnaire was used to gather data from 800 participants, including MLE speakers as well as non-MLE speakers from a wide variety of different backgrounds. The results indicate that the traditional dichotomy of status and solidarity as distinct evaluative dimensions does not manifest in attitudes towards MLE. We discuss the implications this would have for attitude theory, provided that this finding holds true for other multiethnolects. The results also indicate that overall, attitudes towards MLE are affected by (1) individuals' own variety of English, (2) their mother tongue(s), (3) their level of education, and (4) the frequency of their contact with MLE speakers. We interpret the effect of these variables to be due to (1) ingroup loyalty, (2) familiarity with social stereotypes, (3) enhanced reasoning skills, and (4) the reduction of stereotypes through intergroup contact. We discuss the implications these findings -- should they generalise to the London population at large -- would have for the development of effective language planning measures to promote social equality for multiethnolect speakers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01