Neišsilavinęs ir mažiau patikimas. Socialinė distancija pasąmoninėse nuostatose lietuvių kalbos su rusišku akcentu atžvilgiu
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Sociological surveys have shown that social distance towards Lithuanian-Russians (the so-called “ethnic Russian minority” in Lithuania) is rather marginal or non-existent. This paper presents a pilot study at Vilnius schools (n=151), which used the verbal guise technique to investigate subconscious language attitudes towards Lithuanian (i) with Vilnius speech traits, (ii) with a Lithuanian-Russian accent, and (iii) with a Scandinavian accent – an accent presumed unfamiliar to the study participants. Half of the participants were also informed of the speaker’s profession to assess if it can reverse their attitudes. The main findings of the study show that speakers with a Lithuanian-Russian accent are perceived as less interesting, less educated, less trustworthy, and older. These results put into question the notion of absent social distance towards Lithuanian-Russians, highlighting the need for further research on this topic.
Source: Taikomoji kalbotyra
Author: Prieglius Žuklys-Rogoża
Institution: Vilnius University
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405287986