<p>This essay investigated Swedish teenagers' attitudes towards Australian and British English accents. The respondents were exposed to four different accents as part of a modified version of the Matched Guise Technique. They were then asked to fill out a questionnaire assessing the accents in terms of psychological qualities, social evaluation, job suitability and likability. The results show that previous research on attitudes to accents in other countries is applicable on Swedish teenagers' and that stereotyping is an influence as well.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hig-6756 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Blackmore, Malin |
| Publisher | University of Gävle, Department of Humanities |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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