The social perception and evaluation of language are key elements in sociolinguistic
phenomena. While perceptual studies have long played a role in the study of linguistic …

Just about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and
language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness …

With its unique blend of compelling topics and rich pedagogy, the twelfth edition of Interplay
shows how scholarship, research, and theory can introduce students to communication and …

The Handbook of Communication Skills is recognised as one of the core texts in the field of
communication, offering a state-of-the-art overview of this rapidly evolving field of study. This …

Given the frequency with which interviews are used in selection, it is not surprising that work
and organizational psychologists have devoted considerable attention to assessing their …

Why do our night-time cities seem to mix pleasure with violence? This is the time and place
when cities are taken over by young men in search of alcohol, drugs, another club or a fight …

Understanding the structure of sociolinguistic variation requires understanding what
information it coveys to listeners and how. Variation not only correlates with social structures …

The visual dimension has featured prominently in person perception in the last 25 years.
Alone, this dimension cannot give the complete 'picture'of others because language and …

Objective: Discrimination against nonnative speakers is widespread and largely socially
acceptable. Nonnative speakers are evaluated negatively because accent is a sign that they …

Two studies examine the effects of speech styles and task interdependence on status
conferral judgments. In both studies, participants were exposed to an individual who used …