ID - 7214293 TI - Perceiving identity through accent : attitudes towards non-native speakers and their accents in English PY - 2013 VL - 35 SN - 16609301 SN - 9783034308199 3034308191 PB - Oxford: Peter Lang, DB - UniCat KW - English language KW - Language and languages KW - Identity (Psychology) KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Accents and accentuation KW - Phonology KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Anglais (langue) KW - Identité (psychologie) KW - Sociolinguistique KW - Accents et accentuation KW - Phonologie KW - Étude et enseignement KW - Allophones KW - Sociolinguistique. KW - Accents et accentuation. KW - Étude et enseignement. KW - Allophones. KW - English language - Accents and accentuation KW - English language - Phonology - Study and teaching KW - Language and languages - Study and teaching KW - English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7214293 AB - 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. ER -