Perceiving identity through accent: attitudes towards non-native speakers and their accents in english
Auteur :
Beinhoff, Bettina
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034308199
Date de publication :
9 avr. 2013
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
410 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Given the increasing use of English worldwide, attitudes towards non-native speaker accents in English is a growing research area. This author argues that certain types of variation in the pronunciation can have a significant effect on how listeners identify an accent and explores how this variation leads to certain attitudes towards the speaker.