Group 4 :

Franco Gerungan
Frigita Mumek

Language Attitudes
 What is language attitudes?

Language attitudes are evaluative reactions to different language varieties. They

reflect, at least
in part, two sequential cognitive processes: social categorization and stereotyping.
• First, listeners use linguistic cues (e.g., accent) to infer speakers’ social group
membership(s).
• Second, based on that categorization, they attribute to speakers stereotypic traits
associated with those inferred group membership(s).
Language attitudes by Waniel klimczak

Language attitudes are opinions, ideas and

prejudices that speakers have with respect to a
language. For example, it is often said that in
order to learn a language, it often helps to have
a positive attitude towards that language.
 Standard varieties and non-standard varieties

● Standard varieties are those that adhere to codified norms defining correct usage
in terms of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary,
● whereas nonstandard varieties are those that depart from such norms in some
manner (e.g., pronunciation).

Standard and nonstandard varieties elicit different evaluative reactions along the
status and solidarity dimensions. Status attributions are based primarily on
perceptions of socioeconomic status. Because standard varieties tend to be
associated with dominant socioeconomic groups within a given society, standard
speakers are typically attributed more status than nonstandard speakers.
 Why is language attitude Important?

Attitude is one of the key predominant factors for success in language learning,
numerous studies have already been conducted in the field of language attitude.
Attitude is determined by the belief of individual about outcomes or attributes of
performing in the behavior (behavioral belief), weighted by evaluations of
outcomes or attributes. Therefore, a person who holds strong beliefs that
positively valued outcomes or attributes, the result will have a positive attitude
towards the behavior. Everyone has an attitude towards objects, but not everyone
has the same attitude towards it.
 What are the types of language
attitudes?
● Language contact occurs when speakers of two or more languages or
varieties interact and influence each other. The study of language contact is
called contact linguistics. When speakers of different languages interact
closely, it is typical for their languages to influence each other.

● Language Variation involve the study of how language varies among

different groups of speakers and the relationship of this variation to social
factors. The
● Language use refers to the communicative meaning
of language. It can be compared to usage, which
refers to the rules for making language and the
structures we use to make it.

● Language vitality is demonstrated by the extent that the

language is used as a means of communication in
various social contexts for specific purposes.

● Multilingualism is the use of more than one language,

either by an individual speaker or by a group of
speakers.
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