[ Effet de l’abstraction linguistique sur la désapprobation intragroupe du recours aux biais intergroupes linguistiques ]
Volume 31, Issue 3, December 2020, Pages 444–451
Gustave Adolphe Messanga1, Lionel Joël Dongmo Kengni2, and Sylvestre Nzeuta Lontio3
1 Département de Philosophie-Psychologie-Sociologie, Université de Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
2 Département de Philosophie-Psychologie-Sociologie, Université de Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
3 Département de Philosophie-Psychologie-Sociologie, Université de Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Original language: French
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The present research is within the framework of the normative perspective of the analysis of Linguistic Intergroup Bias (LIB). It starts from the observation that the specialized literature does not indicate the conditions under which individuals disapprove the use of these biases. In this vein, its aim is to help fill this theoretical gap by assessing the potential impact of linguistic abstraction on intra-group disapproval of the use of LIB. The tested hypothesis proposes that individuals disapprove more the use of LIB when they face a speaker who uses pro-ingroup and anti-outgroup LIB, than when they are confronted with a speaker who uses pro-outgroup and anti-ingroup LIB. This prediction is tested thanks to an experiment conducted with the participation of fifty (50) students of both sexes (M age = 22.94 years), all French speakers, enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Psychology’ program at the University of Dschang (Cameroon). They were assigned to the experimental (n = 25) and control (n = 25) conditions constituting the experimental design. After experimental induction, the data collected via the scale of intragroup disapproval of the use of LIB (α =.75) provide empirical support for the hypothesis of the study (f (1; N = 51) = 52.31, ŋ =.995, Ŋ2 =.989, t = 7.42, ƿ <.05). In conclusion, this study reveals that individuals disapprove the use of LIB when ingroup prescribes disapproval of these biases (group norm).
Author Keywords: Linguistic intergroup bias, intragroup disapproval, linguistic abstraction, pro-ingroup bias, pro-outgroup bias, anti-ingroup bias, anti-outgroup bias.
Volume 31, Issue 3, December 2020, Pages 444–451
Gustave Adolphe Messanga1, Lionel Joël Dongmo Kengni2, and Sylvestre Nzeuta Lontio3
1 Département de Philosophie-Psychologie-Sociologie, Université de Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
2 Département de Philosophie-Psychologie-Sociologie, Université de Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
3 Département de Philosophie-Psychologie-Sociologie, Université de Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The present research is within the framework of the normative perspective of the analysis of Linguistic Intergroup Bias (LIB). It starts from the observation that the specialized literature does not indicate the conditions under which individuals disapprove the use of these biases. In this vein, its aim is to help fill this theoretical gap by assessing the potential impact of linguistic abstraction on intra-group disapproval of the use of LIB. The tested hypothesis proposes that individuals disapprove more the use of LIB when they face a speaker who uses pro-ingroup and anti-outgroup LIB, than when they are confronted with a speaker who uses pro-outgroup and anti-ingroup LIB. This prediction is tested thanks to an experiment conducted with the participation of fifty (50) students of both sexes (M age = 22.94 years), all French speakers, enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Psychology’ program at the University of Dschang (Cameroon). They were assigned to the experimental (n = 25) and control (n = 25) conditions constituting the experimental design. After experimental induction, the data collected via the scale of intragroup disapproval of the use of LIB (α =.75) provide empirical support for the hypothesis of the study (f (1; N = 51) = 52.31, ŋ =.995, Ŋ2 =.989, t = 7.42, ƿ <.05). In conclusion, this study reveals that individuals disapprove the use of LIB when ingroup prescribes disapproval of these biases (group norm).
Author Keywords: Linguistic intergroup bias, intragroup disapproval, linguistic abstraction, pro-ingroup bias, pro-outgroup bias, anti-ingroup bias, anti-outgroup bias.
Abstract: (french)
La présente recherche se situe dans le cadre de la perspective normative de l’analyse des Biais Intergroupes Linguistiques (BIL). Elle part du constat que la littérature spécialisée n’indique pas dans quelles conditions les individus désapprouvent le recours à ces biais. Dans cette veine, son objectif est de contribuer à combler cette lacune théorique en évaluant l’impact potentiel de l’abstraction linguistique sur la désapprobation intragroupe de l’utilisation des BIL. L’hypothèse mise à l’épreuve propose que les individus désapprouvent davantage le recours aux BIL quand ils font face à un locuteur qui utilise les BIL pro-endogroupes et anti-exogroupes, que dans le cas où ils sont confrontés à un locuteur qui utilise les BIL pro-exogroupes et anti-endogroupes. Cette prédiction est testée grâce à une expérience conduite avec la participation de Cinquante (50) étudiants des deux sexes (M âge = 22,94 ans), tous francophones, inscrit en première année du cycle de Licence de Psychologie à l’Université de Dschang (Cameroun). Ils ont été assignés aux conditions expérimental (n = 25) et contrôle (n = 25) constitutives du plan d’expérience. Après induction expérimentale, les données collectées via l’échelle de désapprobation intragroupe du recours aux BIL (α=.75) apportent un soutien empirique à l’hypothèse de l’étude (f (1; N = 51) = 52.31, ŋ =.995, Ŋ2 =.989, t = 7.42, ƿ <.05). En conclusion, cette étude révèle que les individus désapprouvent l’utilisation des BIL lorsque l’endogroupe prescrit la désapprobation de ces biais (norme groupale).
Author Keywords: Biais Intergroupe Linguistique, désapprobation intragroupe, abstraction linguistique, biais pro-endogroupes, biais pro-exogroupes, biais anti-endogroupe, biais anti-exogroupe.
How to Cite this Article
Gustave Adolphe Messanga, Lionel Joël Dongmo Kengni, and Sylvestre Nzeuta Lontio, “Effect of linguistic abstraction on intra-group disapproval of the use of intergroup linguistics biases,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 444–451, December 2020.
