Survey on Foreign Accented English Speech & Perception - Research Projects

THE SURVEY ON FOREIGN-ACCENTED

ENGLISH SPEECH & PERCEPTION

An accent is normally described as being the way that someone pronounces the words that they say. Accents do not relate to someone's use of grammar, slang, or swearing, etc. For example, a newsreader may not use any slang, but still have a local accent.

In this country people are generally considered foreign if they are not British-born, or do not have British-born parents. Recently, there has been a lot of media attention This sense of 'foreignness' has also received a lot of media attention in relation to immigration and issues concerning communities which settled in the UK many decades ago.

As a member of the public, it is important to know what you think about foreign accents in general. Opinions are valuable, so please help by taking a few minutes to answer the questions given below.

(most of your responses can be completed by selecting the option you think is the most appropriate)

1. What do you think of the following statement:

'Speakers can be identified as being foreign by listening to their accents'*

2. What is the typical % time you spend (weekly) _working_ with people of a different ethnic group to your own:

Working Time*

3. What is the typical % time you spend (weekly) _socialising_ with people of a different ethnic group to your own:

Social Time*

4. What is the typical extent of verbal contact you have with people of the following ethnic groups:

Caribbean*

South-Asian*

East-Asian*

East-European*

East-African*

Middle-Eastern/West-Asian*

5. How good are you at saying whether a speaker has a foreign accent, in the following conversational situations:

Face-to-Face*

Speaker's Face Hidden*

Using a Telephone*

6. How good are you at placing foreign-accented people into _specific_ categories, e.g., Danish, French, German, Italian, Jamaican, Japanese, Russian, etc:

Specific Country Identifiabilty*

7. How good are you at placing foreign-accented people into _general_ categories, e.g., 'Caribbean' (near Barbados or Jamaica), 'West-European' (near Belgium, France, or Germany) 'South-Asian' (near India or Pakistan), 'East-Asian' (near China or Japan), 'North-European' (near Denmark or Sweden), etc:

General Regional Identifiabilty*

8. How would you rate the importance of keeping _traditional values_ (e.g., family, religion, sex, marriage) is for each of the following ethnic groups:

Caribbean*

South-Asian*

East-Asian*

East-European*

East-African*

Middle-Eastern/West-Asian*

9. How would you rate the importance of having _cultural awareness_ (e.g., art, food, history, music) is for each of the following ethnic groups:

Caribbean*

South-Asian*

East-Asian*

East-European*

East-African*

Middle-Eastern/West-Asian*

10. How would you rate your personal abilities and beliefs in relation to English and the usage of other languages:

Fluency in English Speech*

Other Languages Spoken*

Desire to Learn Languages*

10. How would you rate your personal habits and abilities in relation to music and singing:

Musical Interests*

Musical Ability*

Rhythmic & Melodic Ability*

About You

You will need to complete this section so information about your background can be grouped. Your full name is not required, but please give the initials of your first (middle) and last names. This is important because many participants could share the same age group and birthplace, or a few may be twins!

Initial 1*

Initial 2*

Initial 3*

Age Range*

Gender*

Your Birthplace*

Your Birth City/Town*

Race/Ethnicity*

Parent 1 Birthplace*

Parent 1 Birth City/Town

Parent 2 Birthplace*

Parent 2 Birth City/Town

Usual Employment Type*

Usual Activity (specify)*

Present Employment Status*

Primary Email*

Repeat Primary Email*

Thank you so much for taking the time to complete this survey!

You input is valuable. Put simply, it helps us to provide a better understanding of what everyday people think about speakers of English, as well as several social factors are likely to shape their thoughts and feelings.

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