From accent to content: the effect of Spanish accents on message credibility
The current study tested the potential effect of regional-accented speech on perceived credibility. Canarian and Madrid listeners were presented with a series of audio recordings in which speakers read out loud news items with either a Canarian or a Madrid accent, and they were tasked to rate the cr...
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| author | Ana María González-Martín Rachid Berd-Gómez Rachid Berd-Gómez Alejandro Marín-Gutiérrez Alejandro Marín-Gutiérrez Elger Abrahamse |
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| description | The current study tested the potential effect of regional-accented speech on perceived credibility. Canarian and Madrid listeners were presented with a series of audio recordings in which speakers read out loud news items with either a Canarian or a Madrid accent, and they were tasked to rate the credibility of each news item. The within-subject manipulation of accent demonstrated a small but significant effect on credibility judgment, which was not moderated by listener’s origin. Specifically, in line with socio-linguistic stereotyping, news items presented in a Canarian accent were judged as less credible on average than news items presented in a Madrid accent. These findings are discussed both within the perspective of cognitive-linguistic theory, and within a sociological perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8db6b7f6ded4f6a8daa092e4b3911682025-01-06T15:47:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Communication2297-900X2025-01-01910.3389/fcomm.2024.14971311497131From accent to content: the effect of Spanish accents on message credibilityAna María González-Martín0Rachid Berd-Gómez1Rachid Berd-Gómez2Alejandro Marín-Gutiérrez3Alejandro Marín-Gutiérrez4Elger Abrahamse5Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Atlántico Medio, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Atlántico Medio, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Centro de Educación Superior de Enseñanza e Investigación Educativa, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Atlántico Medio, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainFaculty of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, SpainDepartment of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, Tilburg, NetherlandsThe current study tested the potential effect of regional-accented speech on perceived credibility. Canarian and Madrid listeners were presented with a series of audio recordings in which speakers read out loud news items with either a Canarian or a Madrid accent, and they were tasked to rate the credibility of each news item. The within-subject manipulation of accent demonstrated a small but significant effect on credibility judgment, which was not moderated by listener’s origin. Specifically, in line with socio-linguistic stereotyping, news items presented in a Canarian accent were judged as less credible on average than news items presented in a Madrid accent. These findings are discussed both within the perspective of cognitive-linguistic theory, and within a sociological perspective.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1497131/fullaccentcredibilitylinguisticscognitionregional accent |
| spellingShingle | Ana María González-Martín Rachid Berd-Gómez Rachid Berd-Gómez Alejandro Marín-Gutiérrez Alejandro Marín-Gutiérrez Elger Abrahamse From accent to content: the effect of Spanish accents on message credibility Frontiers in Communication accent credibility linguistics cognition regional accent |
| title | From accent to content: the effect of Spanish accents on message credibility |
| title_full | From accent to content: the effect of Spanish accents on message credibility |
| title_fullStr | From accent to content: the effect of Spanish accents on message credibility |
| title_full_unstemmed | From accent to content: the effect of Spanish accents on message credibility |
| title_short | From accent to content: the effect of Spanish accents on message credibility |
| title_sort | from accent to content the effect of spanish accents on message credibility |
| topic | accent credibility linguistics cognition regional accent |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1497131/full |
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