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"Everybody sounds the same": Otherwise Overlooked Ideology in Perceptual Dialectolgy
1University of Washington.
American Speech
|April 11, 2015
Summary
Analyzing "unusable" dialectology survey data as outliers reveals overlooked language ideologies. This approach uncovers themes like dialect homogeneity and urban/rural divides, offering new insights.
Area of Science:
- Sociolinguistics
- Dialectology
- Linguistic Anthropology
Background:
- Traditional dialectology survey analysis often excludes incomplete or non-standard responses.
- This exclusion risks overlooking valuable data on language ideologies and respondent perspectives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose analyzing "unusable" dialectology survey responses as "outlier" data.
- To demonstrate how such data can reveal emergent language ideologies.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of "unusable" responses from a perceptual dialectology map survey.
- Qualitative examination of 31 respondent comments on a Washington state map.
- Application of Irvine and Gal's framework for ideological processes in language.
Main Results:
- "Unusable" responses yielded insights into perceived dialect homogeneity.
- Data revealed the salience of an urban/rural dichotomy in dialect perception.
- Methodological considerations regarding respondent orientation to surveys were identified.
Conclusions:
- Excluding "unusable" survey data can obscure important language ideologies.
- Analyzing outlier responses offers a richer understanding of dialect perception and sociolinguistic attitudes.
- Further methodological research is needed on respondent-questionnaire interactions.
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