Adult processing of other-accented speech is fast, dependent on lexical access, and readily
generalizable to new words. But what does children's processing of other-accented speech …

There is growing interest in the role of linguistic cues (accents, dialects, language) in driving
children's social preferences. This meta‐analysis integrated 131 effect sizes involving 2,680 …

Misunderstood ironic intents may injure the conversation and impede connecting with
others. Prior research suggests that ironic compliments, a rarer type of irony, are considered …

The questionnaire has a long tradition of being employed as an instrument of attitude
elicitation, and early on in the development of language attitudes as a field of study, this …

For many second language (L2) speakers, including immigrants, speaking with an L2 accent
can be a source of unfair or biased treatment in many workplace contexts. However, apart …

Literature has shown that foreign-accented (FA) speech modulates the degree of irony
perceived by native (NA) individuals, but the subsequent consequences it may have on …

By middle childhood, children become aware that discriminatory behavior is unacceptable;
however, the development of their anti‐prejudice sentiments is largely unknown. Across two …

Recent research suggests that young children are capable of distinguishing between
phonetically dissimilar spoken accents yet have difficulty in distinguishing between …

The way a talker speaks influences how they are socially perceived. Social preferences
based on language are present already in early childhood: children generally prefer to …

Objectives: This study investigated whether preschool and early school age children's
friendship choices are modulated by a talker's regional dialect, and whether the potential …