Evaluating English Accents WorldWide: Questionnaire
This is the cover page for the questionnaire we used, plus sample pages for speaker No. 1.
Multinational English Accents Evaluation Survey 2000
In this study, we are interested in the impressions that speakers create in listeners.
Often, we gain a sense of what a speaker is like from the person's voice alone, for
example when we hear an stranger on the radio or talk to a stranger on the telephone.
We will play recordings of 9 speakers for you. Each speaker will say the same thing,
so you should pay attention to the way the person sounds rather than to the content.
After you hear each speaker, take a moment to think about the person while we pause the
tape, then fill in the first part of the questionnaire by circling the number that is
closest to your impression. For example, if you think the speaker is very happy, you
would circle a 5 or a 6, but if you think the speaker is not happy, you would circle a 1
or a 2. Don't take too much time over any item, but give us your first impression.
There are no right or wrong answers, and first impressions are often more reliable.
Once you have heard all 9 speakers, we will play them a second time. After each speaker,
answer the questions in the second part of the questionnaire by circling the response that is
closest to your impression of the speaker. Once again, give us your first impression, as
there are no right or wrong answers.
Donn Bayard
University of Otago, New Zealand
Cynthia Gallois
University Of Queensland, Australia
France Mugler
University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Niti Pawakapan
National Singapore University, Singapore
George Ray
Cleveland State University, USA
Kirk Sullivan
Umeå University, Sweden
Ann Weatherall
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Before you begin, we would like some information about you, to help us present the study.
Please complete each item. Thank you for your help.
Sex
M F
Age
________________
Group
________________
Student status
Full-time Part-time
Birthplace
__________________________________________
Ethnicity
__________________________________________
Time spent in English-speaking countries and which ones:
__________________________________________
Time spent watching English language TV/films per week:
__________________________________________
Which three English language TV programmes do you watch most:
__________________________________________
Speaker Number 1
This speaker gave the impression of being:
Not at all
Very
Reliable
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ambitious
1
2
3
4
5
6
Humorous
1
2
3
4
5
6
Authoritative
1
2
3
4
5
6
Competent
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cheerful
1
2
3
4
5
6
Friendly
1
2
3
4
5
6
Dominant
1
2
3
4
5
6
Intelligent
1
2
3
4
5
6
Assertive
1
2
3
4
5
6
Controlling
1
2
3
4
5
6
Warm
1
2
3
4
5
6
Hardworking
1
2
3
4
5
6
The person's speech was:
Not at all
Very
Pleasant
1
2
3
4
5
6
Attractive
1
2
3
4
5
6
Powerful
1
2
3
4
5
6
Strong
1
2
3
4
5
6
Educated
1
2
3
4
5
6
Answer each question by circling the response that is closest to your impression.
1.
What age group would you estimate the speaker belongs to?
