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Subjective Reaction Test for Kingston, Jamaica

Subjective Reaction Test for Kingston, Jamaica. developed 1990 by Peter L Patrick. Background. This was part of a battery of language tests I developed for my PhD research on Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English as spoken in the capital city, Kingston.

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Subjective Reaction Test for Kingston, Jamaica

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  1. Subjective Reaction Test for Kingston, Jamaica developed 1990 by Peter L Patrick

  2. Background • This was part of a battery of language tests I developed for my PhD research on Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English as spoken in the capital city, Kingston. • These tests use local cultural categories and information (regional stereotypes, pastimes, residential areas, jobs, etc.) • I administered it in Standard Jamaican English, but spoke at most other times in vernacular Jamaican Creole.

  3. Spoken introduction • “I've made some recordings of people from different areas and backgrounds talking. • “I'm going to ask you to listen to them one by one, and try and judge the people from the way they talk alone. • “See if you can guess what kind of job they might hold, where they might come from, and so on. First, the job scale...”

  4. Job Scale • What’s the best job you think this person could hold? from how they talk. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 • TV announcerbest best best best bestbest • Office manager – - - - - - • Accounting clerk – - - - - - • Factory foreman – - - - - - • Machine operator – - - - - - • Small shopkeeper – - - - - - • None of the above worst worst worst worst worst worst

  5. Regional characteristics • Where you think this person was born & came up? Circle a, b, c, or d. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 • In the country a a a a a a • Down in town b b b b b b • Upper St.Andrew c c c c c c • Foreigner/abroadd d d d d d

  6. Cultural preferences • How would this person spend their free time? Circle the best choice: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 • DJ, sing w/set a a a a a a • Tell Anansi story b b b b b b • Uptown to plays c c c c c c • Classical music/art d d d d d d

  7. Neighborhood residence • If they moved to your neighbourhood, where would this person probably live? #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 • Mountain View a a a a a a • Merrion/Langston b b b b b b • Eden Gardens c c c c c c • Owner or tenant? o/t o/t o/t o/t o/t o/t

  8. Compatibility/Solidarity • If you met this person, how well would they fit in with you and your friends? #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 • Definitely Y Y Y Y Y Y • Might fit y y y y y y • Not sure ? ? ? ? ? ? • Might not n n n n n n • Not at all N N N N N N

  9. References • For further information on this study, see Patrick, Peter L. 1999. Urban Jamaican Creole: Variation in the mesolect. (Amsterdam: John Benjamins.) • For the classic example of the test, see Labov, William. 1966. Social stratification of English in New York City. (Oxford: Blackwell)

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