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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Commun.
Sec. Language Communication
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2024.1497131

Con formato: Encabezado Con formato: Pie de página FROM ACCENT TO CONTENT: THE EFFECT OF SPANISH ACCENTS ON MESSAGE CREDIBILITY

Provisionally accepted
Ana María Gonzalez Martin Ana María Gonzalez Martin 1*Rachid Berd Gomez Rachid Berd Gomez 1Alejandro Marín-Gutiérrez Alejandro Marín-Gutiérrez 1Elger Abrahamse Elger Abrahamse 2
  • 1 University of the Middle Atlantic, Las Palmas, Spain
  • 2 Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

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    The current study tested the potential e ect of regional-accented speech on perceived credibility. Canarian and Madrid listeners were presented with a series of audio recordings in which speakers read out loud news items with either a Canarian or a Madrid accent, and they were tasked to rate the credibility of each news item. The within-subject manipulation of accent demonstrated a small but significant e ect on credibility judgment, which was not moderated by listener's origin. Specifically, in line with socio-linguistic stereotyping, news items presented in a Canarian accent were judged as less credible on average than news items presented in a Madrid accent. In terms of implications, theseThese findings are discussed both within the perspective of cognitive-linguistic theory, and within a sociological perspective.

    Keywords: accent, credibility, Linguistics, Cognition, Regional accent

    Received: 16 Sep 2024; Accepted: 09 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Gonzalez Martin, Berd Gomez, Marín-Gutiérrez and Abrahamse. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ana María Gonzalez Martin, University of the Middle Atlantic, Las Palmas, Spain

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