We explore how interpersonal and intergroup perceptions are affected by a nonnative speaker’s accent strength and the status of their home country. When nationality information was absent (Study 1), natives who heard a strong (vs. weak) accent rated the speaker as warmer but immigrants as a group as more threatening. This result was replicated when the speaker’s nationality was familiar (Study 2) but in this study, country status further shaped accent-based perceptions: the strong (vs. weak) accented speaker evoked more positive interpersonal perceptions when her country status was low, but more negative intergroup perceptions when her country status was high. When the status of the speaker’s nationality was manipulated (Study 3), we replicated the interpersonal perceptions found in Study 1 and the intergroup perceptions found in Study 2. Findings support a holistic approach to investigating perceptions of nonnative speakers: one that considers nationality as well as accent strength.

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你从哪里来？英国非母语者认知中口音强度和国籍状况的交叉性调查

我们探讨了非母语人士的口音强度和他们祖国的地位如何影响人际和群体间的看法。当缺少国籍信息时（研究 1），听到强（与弱）口音的本地人认为说话者更热情，但移民作为一个群体更具威胁性。当说话者的国籍熟悉时，这一结果被复制（研究 2），但在本研究中，国家地位进一步塑造了基于口音的感知：当她的国家地位低时，强（与弱）口音的说话者唤起更积极的人际感知，但当她的国家地位较高时，更多的负面群体间看法。当说话者的国籍状态被操纵时（研究 3），我们复制了研究 1 中发现的人际感知和研究 2 中发现的群体间感知。