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Voice matters: Social categorization and stereotyping of speakers based on sexual orientation and nationality categories

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Voice matters: Social categorization and stereotyping of speakers based on sexual orientation and nationality categories. / Fasoli, Fabio; Dragojevic, Marko; Rakić, Tamara et al.
In: Language and Communication, Vol. 90, 31.05.2023, p. 114-128.

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Fasoli, F, Dragojevic, M, Rakić, T & Johnson, S 2023, 'Voice matters: Social categorization and stereotyping of speakers based on sexual orientation and nationality categories', Language and Communication, vol. 90, pp. 114-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2023.02.001

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Fasoli, F., Dragojevic, M., Rakić, T., & Johnson, S. (2023). Voice matters: Social categorization and stereotyping of speakers based on sexual orientation and nationality categories. Language and Communication, 90, 114-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2023.02.001

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Fasoli F, Dragojevic M, Rakić T, Johnson S. Voice matters: Social categorization and stereotyping of speakers based on sexual orientation and nationality categories. Language and Communication. 2023 May 31;90:114-128. Epub 2023 Apr 25. doi: 10.1016/j.langcom.2023.02.001

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Fasoli, Fabio ; Dragojevic, Marko ; Rakić, Tamara et al. / Voice matters : Social categorization and stereotyping of speakers based on sexual orientation and nationality categories. In: Language and Communication. 2023 ; Vol. 90. pp. 114-128.

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title = "Voice matters: Social categorization and stereotyping of speakers based on sexual orientation and nationality categories",
abstract = "This research examined how listeners categorize and stereotype speakers belonging to intersecting social categories (nationality; sexual orientation) based on voice alone. In Study 1, British heterosexuals categorized the nationality and sexual orientation of British and Italian speakers who self-identified as gay or heterosexual. Participants correctly categorized British speakers as co-nationals and Italian speakers as foreigners. Categorization accuracy of gay speakers{\textquoteright} sexual orientation was poor. Italian gay speakers were perceived as most likely to be gay and non-native speakers. Study 2 examined stereotyping of speakers who sounded either native or foreign, and sounded either gay or heterosexual. Foreign-accented (vs. native-accented) speakers were rated as less competent, and gay-sounding (vs. heterosexual-sounding) speakers as less gender typical. Foreign-accented gay speakers were perceived as the least competent and gender typical.",
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author = "Fabio Fasoli and Marko Dragojevic and Tamara Raki{\'c} and Susie Johnson",
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KW - Social categorization

KW - Stereotyping

KW - Sexual orientation

KW - Accent

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