This study investigates the language attitude toward Chicano English, a non-standard

variety of US English and compares it with the perception of a standard variety, General

American among Swedish adults. By using verbal-guise technique and integration of prior

research regarding language attitude and variety heritage perception among the Hispanic

community in the United States. One Chicano English speaker with a heavy accent, another

Chicano English with a moderate accent, the other General American. The Swedish

listeners consisted of people from various professional background. Data from a survey

containing a semantic-differential scale was analyzed and interpreted with mean rating

from an ANOVA and post hoc test. Results indicated that the General American variety

became the overt prestige variety whereas the most marked accented Chicano English was

not viewed less favorably by the listeners. No underlying factor could be established as the

cause of the result outcome. The result aligns with prior language attitudes study contexts,

which often resulted in marked accent was perceived as more negative. Results showed that

both Chicano accents were received with ratings that were overall negative, despite the

varied accents. The data indicate that further research on World Englishes in the Outer

Circles is needed.