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 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Maria Adelina Ianos (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal of Multilingualism. 2024 21(3):1419-1433. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1479-0718 1747-7530 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14790718.2023.2170382 |
