Previous research has shown that there is a relationship between language and identity, and thus the present study focuses on ethnic group affiliation (EGA) as a part of one's ethnic group identity and its association with speech constructs (i.e., intelligibility, comprehensibility, accentedness, and acceptability). EGA scores were collected through an online questionnaire and the speech data were evaluated globally using a 9-point Likert scale. Contrary to the findings of previous research on the relationship between EGA and the aforementioned speech constructs, the present study did not find any significant correlations between speakers' EGA scores and their ratings on the four speech constructs at least in a non-conflictual college context. Furthermore, there was also no relationship between the nonnative speakers' daily use of language and their EGA scores. Similarly, the listeners' EGA scores also did not correlate significantly with the way they evaluated the speech samples. The only exception in this correlation was the relationship between language-related EGA and the accentedness scores. Finally, the study also points to a trend where a new generation of native speakers of English tend to score non-native speech less harshly especially as regards accentedness. [The volume number (24) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct number is 23.]