Choosing which language to speak between bilinguals is itself a form of ingroup bias

Evidence

Speech accommodation, or language switching, refers to the sometimes subtle and unspoken negotiation by which a language is selected for communication between bilinguals from two ethnolinguistic groups. Often, the selection of the language of one’s ingroup, and the corresponding rejection of the language of the outgroup, represents a unique linguistic form of ingroup bias (e.g., Giles, Taylor, & Bourhis, 1973). For example, in the Gaeltacht (Gaelic-speaking) west coast of Ireland where speaking in Gaelic was a criminal offense for generations, a sign common in many inns and taverns reads, “Irish spoken. English understood.” Hogg, D’Agata, and Abrams (1989) documented that Italian immigrants to Australia responded negatively to fellow Italian immigrants who engaged in an “ethnolinguistic betrayal” by speaking the dominant (English) language of the host receiving nation. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1292 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Using a lingua franca does not erode the speakers’ own cultural identity; Choosing one’s ingroup language over the outgroup’s is itself a form of ingroup bias — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1292; Accent and dialect differences reliably trigger ingroup bias independent of the speaker — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1291 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Choosing one’s ingroup language over the outgroup’s is itself a form of ingroup bias #corroborates (0.99) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1292