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ID132738
Title ProperLanguage stereotypes in contemporary Taiwan
Other Title Informationevidence from an experimental study
LanguageENG
AuthorChang, Yu-tzung ;  Lu, Jie
Publication2014.
Summary / Abstract (Note)We collected original experimental data, using the matched-guise technique, to examine the Taiwanese people's evaluational reactions to two major spoken languages in contemporary Taiwan: Mandarin and Taiwanese. Taking advantage of the effectiveness of the experimental technique in controlling for possible unobserved confounding variables, we clearly and systematically demonstrate that (1) language stereotypes do exist in today's Taiwan, and (2) there are some serious and significant implications for Taiwan's public opinion and democratic politics. Our data show that such language stereotypes are of great salience and consistently decoded for political issues, less so for socioeconomic issues, and almost insignificant for personality features. Our data also confirm that these language stereotypes are not just proxies of Taiwan's regional divisions; the Taiwanese people cognitively differentiate between the spoken languages' political and socioeconomic implications (despite some mild halo effect between the two).
`In' analytical NoteJournal of East Asian Studies Vol.14, No.2; May-Aug.2014: p.211-248
Journal SourceJournal of East Asian Studies Vol.14, No.2; May-Aug.2014: p.211-248
Key WordsLanguage Stereotypes ;  Political Identity ;  Taiwan ;  Matched-Guise Experiment ;  Political Implications ;  Socioeconomic Implications ;  Contemporary Taiwan ;  Democratic Politics ;  Political Issues ;  Socioeconomic Issues


 
 
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