@phdthesis{Sender2016, author = {Sender, Natallia}, title = {Spracheinstellungen zur weißrussisch-russischen gemischten Rede Trasjanka. Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie zur Messung von Spracheinstellungen in Belarus mithilfe des Matched-Guise-Verfahrens}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:521-opus4-2313}, school = {Europa-Universit{\"a}t Viadrina Frankfurt}, year = {2016}, abstract = {In contemporary Belarus there are currently two languages being predominantly used: Russian and Belarusian. Besides dialects and other varieties there is to be found the language variety called Trasianka, which is widespread throughout the country. Trasianka can be considered as a variety built of elements from other varieties in Belarus, but mainly from Russian and Belarusian. Originally the term 'Trasianka' stems from agriculture describing a 'mixed fodder of poor quality'. Language attitudes towards this variety have hardly been examined thus far. In a recent study based on the matched-guise technique, 300 Belarusian adolescents listened to and evaluated a female speaker reading the same text in Russian, Belarusian and Trasianka. When the speaker used Trasianka, she was given low ratings by test participants in matters of socio-structural issues such as profession and education. Regarding competence, the test participants also assumed that the Trasianka speaker was less qualified, as shown by answers to a question on competencies in foreign languages. Finally, the test participants were more reluctant to accept the Trasianka speaker as a neighbor. With this response, they performed a bigger social distance. With these findings, there is ample reason to conclude that there are negative attitudes existing amongst today's population in Belarus regarding speakers of Trasianka.}, language = {de} }