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Researching language change across the lifespan benefits from analyzing the indexicalities and socio-cognitive salience of linguistic variables produced by speakers of different ages (Bülow and Vergeiner 2021; Mechler 2025). This paper demonstrates the potential of the tool by Montgomery et al. (2025) in a panel study to capture micro-reactions and holistic after the fact ratings. Findings reveal that the female speaker is perceptually downgraded for sociability and competence ratings when in her twenties (T1) while , a feature commonly associated with youth, is significantly more salient in her thirties (T2). This supports previous evidence of bias against young women (Duncan and Loretto 2004; Mechler 2025) and a penalty for defying age-based linguistic expectations. The results show that listeners struggle to reconcile linguistic “youthfulness” with societal norms for middle-aged women and confirm that “age-related ideology is inseparable from gender ideology” (Eckert 2014: 541).

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A panel approach to micro and macro perceptions of Tyneside English across the lifespan
English World-Wide 46, 243 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.25017.moe
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Keyword(s): be like; lifespan; panel research; sociolinguistic perception; Tyneside English

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