This dataset contains the responses (386) collected from a matched guise survey distributed in Spain. The speakers used in the study were from Madrid and their recordings presented to the participants differed in the pronunciation of coda /s/ before /k/, each recording presenting either the sibilant or velarized variant. Participants were asked to hypothesize the speaker's place of origin, evaluate several personal characteristics and postulate the education level, class and profession of the speaker. Participants were also asked about their preference for the speaker as a friend, colleague and employee as well as their evaluation of how the speaker completed the task (telling a story) and whether they thought they would get along with the speaker. Personal data collected from the participants include their origin, age, gender and whether they had ever lived in another region of Spain. This dataset forms part of a dissertation investigating coda /s/ in Madrid, and the findings from this dataset are published in Borealis – An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics and Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics.

SurveyGuizmo, 2006