The Effects of Black English and Code-Switching on Intraracial Perceptions

When 130 African American college students were asked to rate the likability and desirability as a committee work partner of black-English-speaking, code-switching, or standard-English-speaking voices, they tended to prefer the speaker of standard English. Implications are discussed. (SLD)

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Published inJournal of black psychology Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 282
Main Authors Doss, Richard C, Gross, Alan M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.1994
Subjects
African Americans
Black Culture
Black Dialects
Black Students
Code Switching (Language)
College Students
English
Higher Education
Language Patterns
Social Attitudes
Social Dialects
Standard Spoken Usage
Stereotypes
Student Attitudes
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Summary:When 130 African American college students were asked to rate the likability and desirability as a committee work partner of black-English-speaking, code-switching, or standard-English-speaking voices, they tended to prefer the speaker of standard English. Implications are discussed. (SLD)
ISSN:0095-7984
DOI:10.1177/00957984940203003