The sociopragmatic parameters steering the reported selection of Anglicisms or their Dutch alternatives

Abstract Researchers studying language variation and change induced by contact with English initially focused on the linguistic integration of source (SL) material in morphophonological structure receptor (RL). Shifting attention toward sociopragmatic localization lexical material, researchers now foreground both social identity work conducted pragmatic functions lexemes heritage alternatives. So far, however, most these studies rely production data, paying less to users’ perception evaluation lexemes. Therefore, integrating insights from evaluation, this study asks questions (i) which preference speakers express when asked choose between an a form; (ii) parameters help explain preference. To answer questions, forced-choice experiment was over 1,500 Dutch-speaking participants were select their preferred expression provided loanword alternative. Each participant offered 12 target trials 10 filler trials. The trials, drawn corpus-based study, include balanced set loans three semantic fields various frequencies usage data. Pragmatic included randomly presenting speech contexts communicative immediacy distance. Mixed-effects logistic regression analyses show significant impact community-based statistics, age self-reported attitude participant, as well context concepts offered.