Attitudinal Judgments of Dialect Traits and Colorism in African Americans

This study demonstrates how language and complexion influence professional and social perceptions of African Americans. This study contains an online verbal-guise survey where participants either saw a photo of a lighter skin-toned African-American male and female or an electronically darkened versi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Akiah Watts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2021-12-01
Series:Lifespans and Styles
Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lifespansstyles/article/view/6637