Misinterpretation Of African American English Bin By Adult Speakers Of Standard American English Nigora Abdiyeva1

4. METHODS.
4.1. PARTICIPANTS.
Forty-eight adults participated in this study. Participants self-identified into one of two language groups: the AAE-speaking group (speaks AAE, may or may not identify as an SAE-speaker), and the SAE-speaking group (speaks SAE, does not identify as an AAE-speaker). There were 24 participants in the AAE-speaking group (8 males, 16 females, M_age ¼ 26.79), and 24 participants in the SAE-speaking group (9 males, 15 females, M_age ¼ 20.25). Of the AAE-speaking group, 22 identified as African American/Black, 1 as Mixed/Multi-racial, and 1 as Other. Of the SAE-speaking group, 15 identified as White, 1 as African American/Black, 2 as Asian, 1 as Hispanic/Latino, 1 as Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 3 as Mixed/Multi-racial, and 1 as Other.

Participants were recruited from the University of Puget Sound subject pool and from the surrounding community via flyers and personal contacts. Participants from the subject pool received course credit; off-campus participants received $20 in compensation for their time.