Extending the fluency principle: Factors that increase listeners' processing fluency positively bias their language attitudes

被引:37
作者
Dragojevic, Marko [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kentucky, Dept Commun, 238 Blazer Dining, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
关键词
Accent; language attitudes; processing fluency; fluency principle; UNDERGRADUATES PERCEPTIONS; NONNATIVE ACCENTS; COMPREHENSIBILITY; JUDGMENT; SPEAKING; ENGLISH;
D O I
10.1080/03637751.2019.1663543
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Three experiments tested the proposition that factors that make foreign-accented speech easier to process (i.e., increase listeners' processing fluency) positively bias listeners' evaluations of foreign-accented speakers. Participants listened to an audio recording of a Mandarin-accented speaker either in the presence or absence of subtitles (Studies 1 and 2) or were either familiar or unfamiliar with the content of the message prior to listening to the recording (Study 3). Compared to the unsubtitled/unfamiliar conditions, the subtitled/familiar conditions increased listeners' fluency, elicited more positive affect, and resulted in more favorable language attitudes. The effects of subtitles/familiarity on language attitudes were mediated by fluency and affect. An extension of the fluency principle is proposed.
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页码:158 / 178
页数:21
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