Perceiving Identity through Accent: Attitudes towards Non-Native Speakers and their Accents in English - Couverture souple

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Beinhoff, Bettina

 
9783034308199: Perceiving Identity through Accent: Attitudes towards Non-Native Speakers and their Accents in English
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ISBN 10 : 3034308191 ISBN 13 : 9783034308199
Editeur : Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2013

Synopsis

Given the increasing use of English worldwide and in intercultural communication, there is a growing interest in attitudes towards non-native speaker accents in English. Research on attitudes towards non-native English accents is therefore important because of concerns about positive and negative discrimination between people who speak with different accents. This book reveals exactly what types of accent variations trigger positive and negative attitudes towards the speaker. The author argues that certain types of variation in the pronunciation of English can have a significant effect on how listeners identify an accent and explores how this variation affects the development of certain attitudes towards the speaker. Specific sounds that are difficult for many learners to acquire (e.g. the initial sounds in ‘this' or ‘June') are examined in terms of attitudes towards speakers' pronunciation, including an original comparison of two different kinds of non-native accents (German and Greek). The results of the study provide a basis for further research in second language acquisition and applied linguistics as well as practical information for language instructors at all levels of English education.

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À propos de l?auteur

Bettina Beinhoff is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics and English Language at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and an MPhil in English and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge, where she also worked as a Teaching and Research Associate from 2010 to 2012.

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Éditeur
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3034308191
ISBN 13 
9783034308199
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
292
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Personne responsable
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