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The detriment that error production creates is affected by non-L1 speakers’ linguistic group membership

Kirjavainen, Minna; Howie, Grant; Rudge, Luke A.; Nicholson, Lucy

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Grant Howie Grant.Howie@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in English Language & Linguistics

Luke Rudge Luke2.Rudge@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics

Lucy Nicholson



Abstract

We present three studies that investigate the effect of group-level language ability expectations on language ability judgements. Study 1 identifies expected English-language ability levels that native English speakers’ have for a number of non-native English-speaker groups. Based on the results, two text-based written-guise studies were conducted investigating the level of detriment that grammatical and lexical/typographical errors created on English-language ability ratings for different author guises (Swedish, Chinese, English) in formal (Study 2) and informal contexts (Study 3). In both contexts, grammatical errors produced by the guise representing the lower-ability non-L1 group were overlooked, while the same errors produced by the other guises significantly lowered the ability ratings. Our results coincide with the idea of the ‘sympathetic native speaker’ and expand it, suggesting that expected language level based on linguistic group membership inversely affects the level of sympathy/tolerance demonstrated. We link this to possible pedagogical implications.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 8, 2023
Online Publication Date Jul 6, 2023
Publication Date Mar 1, 2024
Deposit Date Jun 8, 2023
Publicly Available Date Aug 7, 2023
Journal Journal of Second Language Studies
Print ISSN 2542-3835
Electronic ISSN 2542-3843
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 1
Pages 129-156
DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/jsls.00020.kir
Keywords Linguistics and Language, Education, Language and Linguistics
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10848220

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