Ethnonyms

*A Chinese walks into a bar...: English Ethnonym Ideologies Lauren Hall-Lew Elisabeth Norcliffe Stanford University

Intro: An ethnonym classification (Tuite 1995) Only collective usage; no formal singular Sibilant ending Sg and pl formally identical Regular sg/pl opposition English, French, Welsh… III Chinese, Portuguese, Swiss… II ,[object Object],[object Object],I

Intro: Observed Judgments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Genoeses, Chinesaas and Japenesaas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Chinese, Portuguese, Swiss: An account ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Plural mass nouns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Properties of Ethnonyms III II I English, French, Welsh… Chinese, Portuguese, Swiss ,[object Object],[object Object],Adjectival Only collective usage; no formal singular Sibilant ending, Properties of mass plurals and collectives; no formal singular Regular sg/pl opposition. Inflects for the collective

The Social Dimension: Pilot Observations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Word Category & Politeness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Word Category & Politeness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Word Category & Politeness Mass plurals aren’t even grammatical when referring to an individual, so why are they perceived as impolite at all?

Word Category & Politeness ,[object Object],[object Object]

Predictions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Social Dimension: Pilot Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Methods: The Survey ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 http://www.surveymonkey.com

Methods: The Survey ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Methods: The Survey ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Methods: The Participants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Methods: The Analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2 J.S. Robinson, H.R. Lawrence & S.A. Tagliamonte (2001) http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/lang/webstuff/goldvarb/

Results: Grammaticality ,[object Object],[object Object]

Results: Grammaticality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results: Grammaticality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results: Grammaticality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results: Politeness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results: Politeness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results: Politeness ,[object Object],VARBRUL WEIGHT German 0.183 Swiss 0.208 Portuguese 0.458 Turk 0.503 Chinese 0.647 Jew 0.778 Chinaman 0.887 More polite in singular context Less polite in singular context

Results: Demographics: Age ,[object Object],[object Object]

Results: Demographics: Sex No apparent differences between male and female respondents:

Results: Demographics: Dialect But provocative differences between US and New Zealand respondents: No dialect difference for grammaticality, but Americans find CSP ethnonyms more impolite than Kiwis. An ideology of (avoiding) non-“P.C.” language?

Discussion: Grammaticality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Discussion: Politeness Politeness Judgments Grammaticality Judgments Word Class (N, Deadj N/Adj)

Discussion: Politeness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Discussion: Politeness ,[object Object],Turkish, French, Chinese person, German Turk Jew Chinaman ,[object Object],[object Object], Nouns

Discussion: Grammaticality and Politeness Thus, precisely in the class where there are number dependent grammaticality ratings, we find associated number dependent politeness ratings. (Chinese/Portuguese/Swiss) Where grammaticality does not vary according to number, we accordingly find no variation in politeness perception. Rather, politeness is conditioned by word category. (German/Turk/Chinese person etc)

Discussion: Demographics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusion ,[object Object],[object Object]

Future Directions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Future Directions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Acknowledgements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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