dialect judgment and language development assessment

[Melinda Richards]

I would refer you to the work of Valerie Fridland, of U New Mexico. She was
working on a layman's perception study of Appalachian Dialect and attitudes
a couple of years ago. Interestingly, she used synthesized speech as her
stimulus.

Best,
Melinda L. Richards, PhD., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Communication Disorders
Dept. of Speech & Theatre
MTSU Box 43
Murfreesboro, TN  37132

office: 1.615.898.5425
fax:     1.615.898.5826

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pam Norton" <pcnorton at yahoo.com>
To: <info-childes at mail.talkbank.org>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: dialect judgment and language development assessment


>
> Hi all,
>     Can anyone direct me to literature that discusses
> laymen's or professionals' reactions to dialects other
> than their own?  I am doing background writing for my
> doctoral thesis on speech/language therapists'
> understanding of dialects and their reactions to
> dialects other than their own while conducting
> language assessments.  It would be helpful to read the
> literature on first impressions, what "other
> dialectness" means to people, and how people judge
> others according to whether they speak their own
> dialect or not.  I am a big fan of the documentary
> American Tongues but I would like to read some
> literature on the subject.  Of course, if there's
> anything about the impact of dialect on assessment
> outcome, that would be icing on the cake.  I'm happy
> to compile any references and send them back to the
> group.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Pam Norton,
> Doctoral Candidate
> UC Berkeley/San Francisco State
> Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education
>
>
>