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Title: Accent and Identity in Learner Varieties of English
Author : Stefanie Rottschäfer
Release Date : January 23, 2018
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,Medical,Reference,Words & Language,Foreign Languages,German,Linguistics,
Pages : * pages
Size : 7692 KB

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This mixed-methods study investigates the link between accent and identity in an English as a lingua franca setting. The subjects, German and French university students living in Scandinavia, pursue their study programmes and every-day lives in English. A quantitative speech data analysis of eight phonetic features describes the speakers’ accents, while a qualitative analysis of introspective interview data exhibits how they differ in terms of identity. The results provide an in-depth understanding of individuals using English as a lingua franca. Do the German and French speakers of English alter or keep their foreign accents in order to express identity in the seemingly neutral Scandinavian setting?