The effect of English speaker identity on prejudice against the use of Filipino language and self-enhancement

• Main Authors: Enriquez, Iana Daniella N., Figueroa, Maria Andrea M., Japson, Frank Anthony O., Ng, Ayeeshia Elise S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: English language > Psychological aspects; Tagalog language; Discrimination in language; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7277
• Institution: De La Salle University

In the Philippines, though language is a means to communicate with others, it may also be seen as a factor that defines an individual's self-image. Despite English and Filipino, both being languages that are favored in the Philippines, they are admired for different reasons, and as such an individual's choice or preference for one over the other can help define who they are, or who they set out to be. Using Turner's self-categorization theory, the researchers aimed to determine if, as a Filipino that identifies a a primarily English speaker, there was a prejudice against those who used the national language. The researchers utilized an auditory implicit association test and a bipolar adjective rating scale in order to measure the prejudice the individuals may or may not have exhibited. Additionally, the researchers tested whether such prejudice had an effect on the self-image of those belonging to said in-group, resulting in the self-enhancement of the individual. Based on the analysis of the gathered data, there was no sufficient evidence that indicates that the speaker identity, reaction time or prejudice, and self-enhancement are significantly correlated. Therefore, the results were insignificant and rejected the researchers' hypothesis, the study found that speaker identity may not elicit prejudice and entice one to seek self-enhancement.