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Identifier	Thesis 2004
Author	Kegler, Melissa Jean
Title	NES and NNES reactions to in- and out-group usages of dyke and fag
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2009
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	There have been forays into research on reclamation of slurs by the very groups against whom they would be used, and also into differences in perception between native and non-native speakers of a language. This study attempts to unite these two areas of study by investigating how Native English Speakers (NES) and Non-Native English Speakers (NNES) react to the homophobic slurs dyke and fag. Participants were confronted with four hypothetical situations, in which the slurs were used by and towards members of the GLBTQ and heterosexual communities. A survey format was used to achieve an adequate number of subjects, to promote significance of the results. Respondents rated their comfort concerning four in- and out-group usages on a Likert scale and were encouraged to explain their judgments. They also answered non-identifying demographics questions related to age, gender, sexual orientation and mother tongue. Participants were drawn from a local university's student, administrative and faculty bodies. Results from the discreet questions were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), while the explanatory results were compiled and reviewed by the researcher. In addition to mother tongue, gender and Contact Hypothesis (Allport, 1954) were presented as variables that may have affected results. Results showed a lack of significant difference between NES and NNES in regards to their judgments of the Likert items. However, the written elaborations provided by the participants show differences in underlying thought processes used to get to the same place. Gender was a more significant predictor, in that females were more likely to be offended by out-group usages. The Contact Hypothesis, in combination with the results, lead us to infer that heterosexuals who have more contact with members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community are more likely to follow their GLBTQ friends and relatives' lead when it comes to their stances on homophobic slurs.
Subject	English language -- Slang Homosexuality -- Attitudes Sociolinguistics
Department	Department of English
Advisor	Ciscel, Matthew H., 1968-
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734938
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