Levon, Erez; Buchstaller, Isabelle (2015). Perception, cognition, and linguistic structure: The effect of linguistic modularity and cognitive style on sociolinguistic processing. Language Variation and Change, 27(3), pp. 319-348. Cambridge University Press 10.1017/s0954394515000149
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The Interface Principle posits that morphosyntactic variation does not elicit the same kinds of perceptual reactions as phonetic variables because “members of the speech community evaluate the surface form of language but not more abstract structural features” (Labov, 1993:4). This article examines the effect of linguistic modularity on listeners’ social evaluations. Our point of departure is the sociolinguistic monitor, a hypothesized cognitive mechanism that governs frequency-linked perceptual awareness (Labov, Ash, Ravindranath, Weldon, & Nagy, 2011). Results indicate that “higher level” structural variables are available to the sociolinguistic monitor. Moreover, listeners’ reactions are conditioned by independent effects of region of provenance and individual cognitive style. Overall, our findings support
the claim that sociolinguistic processing is influenced by a range of social and psychological constraints (Campbell-Kibler, 2011; Preston, 2010; Wagner & Hesson, 2014) while also demonstrating the need for models of sociolinguistic cognition to include patterns of grammatical variation (Meyerhoff & Walker, 2013; Walker, 2010).
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Other Institutions > Walter Benjamin Kolleg (WBKolleg) > Center for the Study of Language and Society (CSLS) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Levon, Erez |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 400 Language 400 Language > 410 Linguistics |
ISSN: |
0954-3945 |
Publisher: |
Cambridge University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Erez Levon |
Date Deposited: |
14 Jun 2021 10:55 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:47 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1017/s0954394515000149 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.152307 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/152307 |
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