Abstract
The development of language attitudes and perception of talker regional background was investigated across the life span (N=240, age range=4-75years). Participants rated 12 talkers on dimensions of geographic locality, status, and solidarity. Children could classify some dialects by locality by age 6-7years and showed adult-like patterns by age 8years. Children showed adult-like status ratings for some dialects by age 4-5years but were not fully adult-like until age 12years. Solidarity ratings were more variable and did not exhibit a clear developmental trajectory, although some adult-like patterns were in place by age 6-7years. Locality ratings were a significant but modest predictor of attitude ratings, suggesting that geographic knowledge is one contributor to language attitudes throughout development.
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