What is it about?
This study explored employment-linked judgements of Mandarin Chinese speakers of English.
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Why is it important?
Most accent research has demonstrated that non-standard speakers of American English are judged less suitable for high status jobs and more suitable for low status jobs. Such results were not replicated here.
Perspectives
This research provides evidence for the "model minority myth" in the domain of language attitudes.
Professor Aaron Cargile
California State University Long Beach
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This page is a summary of: Evaluations of Employment Suitability: Does Accent Always Matter?, Journal of Employment Counseling, September 2000, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2000.tb00483.x.
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