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Is Swedish more beautiful than Danish? - A matched-guise investigation

Charlotte Gooskens, Nanna H Hilton, Anja Schuppert

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    Abstract

    It has repeatedly been suggested that Swedes have less positive attitudes toward the Danish language, culture and people, than vice versa (Delsing & Lundin Åkesson 2005; Gooskens 2006). It is tempting to assume that the asymmetric attitudes found in previous investigations should be explained by imposed norms and social connotations. In the present paper we will show experimental evidence for the fact that inherent values also play a role in the aesthetic evaluations of the two languages.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNooit het Noorden kwijt: Liber amicorum ter ere van Godelieve Laureys
    EditorsSara Van den Bossche, Martje Wijers
    Place of PublicationGhent, Belgium
    PublisherUniversiteit Gent
    Pages165-182
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9789073626218
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

    Keywords

    • Organisational, Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
    • European Languages
    • Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)

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