Language Productivity of Black and White Children in Black Versus White Situations
Language Productivity of Black and White Children in Black Versus White Situations
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黑人和白人儿童在黑人与白人情境下的语言生产力
作者：
F. Terrell;S. Terrell;S. Golin
这项研究假设，与与不同种族的人交谈相比，与自己种族的人交谈时，受试者的语言生产力会提高。研究对象为年龄在7-9岁之间的男性148人。被试包括22名黑人儿童，他们被要求对所有黑人儿童发表演讲（BS-BA）；22名黑人儿童被要求对所有白人儿童发表演讲（BS-WA）；22名白人儿童被要求对所有白人儿童发表演讲（WS-WA）；22名白人儿童被要求向所有黑人儿童发表演讲（WS-BA）。这些演讲被记录下来并加以分析。结果支持了本研究的假设。由于语言生产力依赖于种族和语境的相互作用，因此这一结果被认为不符合黑人-白人语言生产力差异的缺陷理论。
This study hypothesized that subjects would have increased language productivity when talking to members of their own ethnic group than when talking to members of a different ethnic group. Males (N=148) between the ages of 7-9 years participated in this study. Subjects consisted of 22 black children who were required to give a speech to all black children (BS-BA); 22 black children who were required to give a speech to all white children (BS-WA) ; 22 white children who were required to give a speech to all white children (WS-WA); and 22 white children required to give a speech to all black children (WS-BA). The speeches were recorded and analysed. The results support the hypothesis of this study. Since language productivity depended on the interaction of race and context, the results were seen as not in accord with the deficiency theory of black-white differences in language productivity.