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| Black Dialects | 1 |
| Language Attitudes | 1 |
| Language Patterns | 1 |
| Language Role | 1 |
| Language Styles | 1 |
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| Sociolinguistics | 1 |
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| Television | 1 |
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| Journal of Multilingual and… | 1 |
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| Anderson, Carolyn | 1 |
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Peer reviewedAnderson, Carolyn; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1983
Examines viewers' perceptions of characters and their speech to see if: (1) the language of the characters corresponds to the language of Black speech communities as described by sociolinguists; (2) White viewers perceive language as important in their perceptions of the characters; and (3) White viewers are more likely to identify with speakers…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Language Attitudes, Language Patterns, Language Role
