Predicting Language Use in Catalonia (Spain): The Role of Implicit and Explicit Language Attitudes

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Title: Predicting Language Use in Catalonia (Spain): The Role of Implicit and Explicit Language Attitudes
Language: English
Authors: Maria Adelina Ianos (ORCID 0000-0003-4953-3230), Ursula Hinostroza-Castillo (ORCID 0000-0001-9282-4012), Fernando Senar (ORCID 0000-0002-7885-9670), Cristina Petreñas (ORCID 0000-0001-8083-2154)
Source: International Journal of Multilingualism. 2024 21(3):1419-1433.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Multilingualism, Language Usage, Association Measures, Spanish, Predictive Validity, Undergraduate Students
Geographic Terms: Spain
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Implicit Association Test
DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2023.2170382
ISSN: 1479-0718
1747-7530
Abstract: This study examines the relationship between language attitudes and language use from a social cognition perspective in the context of Catalonia, a culturally and linguistically diverse Spanish Autonomous Community that has been implementing social and educational measures to promote the use of its own language, Catalan. We examined how implicit and explicit measures of attitudes towards Catalan and Spanish predict self-reported language use and spontaneous language choice. Participants (N = 98) completed an Implicit Association Test (IAT), self-reports of language attitudes and use, and a spontaneous language choice. Although both implicit and explicit measures correlated with the behavioural measures, the results showed that the IAT had predictive and incremental validity. Moreover, a partial dissociation pattern of prediction was identified, underscoring the importance of including implicit measures of language attitudes, as they predict variance in behaviour above and beyond what is predicted by explicit measures.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1431079
Database: ERIC
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