How Language Contributes to Stereotype Formation: Combined Effects of Label Types and Negation Use in Behavior Descriptions

• Published in: Journal of language and social psychology Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 438 - 456
• Main Authors: Burgers, Christian, Beukeboom, Camiel J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Affirmation; Behavior; Between-subjects design; Communication; Competence; Essentialism; Interpersonal communication; Language usage; Language varieties; Negation; Stereotypes; social categorization; stereotypes; negation; generics; linguistic bias

This article focuses on the role of language in social-stereotype formation through interpersonal communication. We conducted a between-subjects experiment (N = 423), in which participants were exposed to differential remarks about (members of) an unknown social group. Remarks varied in two linguist...