Abstract
This research examined how listeners categorize and stereotype speakers belonging to intersecting social categories (nationality; sexual orientation) based on voice alone. In Study 1, British heterosexuals categorized the nationality and sexual orientation of British and Italian speakers who self-identified as gay or heterosexual. Participants correctly categorized British speakers as co-nationals and Italian speakers as foreigners. Categorization accuracy of gay speakers’ sexual orientation was poor. Italian gay speakers were perceived as most likely to be gay and non-native speakers. Study 2 examined stereotyping of speakers who sounded either native or foreign, and sounded either gay or heterosexual. Foreign-accented (vs. native-accented) speakers were rated as less competent, and gay-sounding (vs. heterosexual-sounding) speakers as less gender typical. Foreign-accented gay speakers were perceived as the least competent and gender typical.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 114-128 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Language and Communication |
Volume | 90 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Factulty of Health and Medical Sciences (FHMS) University of Surrey awared to the first author.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- Accent
- Sexual orientation
- Social categorization
- Stereotyping
- Voice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Language and Linguistics
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Communication
- Linguistics and Language