Evidence from Canada suggests that accent bias can be moderated by speakers’ demonstrated job-relevant performance and the prestige level of their occupation (Teló et al. 2022). In this study, we replicated Teló et al.’s (2022) work in Brazil. First language (L1) Brazilian Portuguese-speaking listeners rated audio recordings of L1 Brazilian Portuguese and L1 Spanish speakers along continua capturing one professional (competence), one experiential (treatment preference), and one linguistic (comprehensibility) dimension. Our findings challenge the notion of consistent bias, as listeners did not uniformly perceive L1 Brazilian Portuguese speakers as more competent and comprehensible than L1 Spanish speakers, and, in fact, generally preferred treatment provided by L1 Spanish speakers. Complex interactions provided a nuanced account of listeners’ evaluations, revealing, among other patterns, that demonstrated performance level and job prestige affected the evaluated dimensions differently depending on the speaker’s L1. This replication further expands the initial study by examining the role of four listener variables as predictors of speaker ratings. Greater listener familiarity with the context depicted in the script was associated with the assignment of higher ratings overall.

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专业评估中的口音偏差：巴西的概念复制研究


来自加拿大的证据表明，口音偏差可以通过说话者所表现出的与工作相关的表现和其职业的声望水平来缓解（Teló et al. 2022）。在这项研究中，我们复制了 Teló 等人 (2022) 在巴西的工作。第一语言 (L1) 巴西葡萄牙语听众按照连续体对 L1 巴西葡萄牙语和 L1 西班牙语使用者的录音进行评分，捕捉一个专业（能力）、一个体验（治疗偏好）和一个语言（可理解性）维度。我们的研究结果对一贯偏见的概念提出了挑战，因为听众并没有一致认为说母语巴西葡萄牙语的人比说母语西班牙语的人更有能力和更容易理解，而且事实上，通常更喜欢母语西班牙语母语者提供的待遇。复杂的互动提供了听众评估的细致入微的描述，除其他模式外，还揭示了绩效水平和工作声望对评估维度的影响因演讲者的母语水平而异。通过检查四个听众变量作为演讲者评级预测因素的作用，这种复制进一步扩展了最初的研究。听众对剧本中描述的上下文越熟悉，总体评分越高。