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1 online resource (vi, 297 pages). |
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text file |
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Trends in Applied Linguistics ; volume 10
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Trends in applied linguistics ; 10.
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| Summary |
This volume offers a definitive source for understanding social influences in L2 pronunciation, demonstrating the importance of empirical findings from a number of research perspectives, and outlining the directions that future work can take. The aim is to present a coherent argument for the significance of social factors and how they contribute to phonological acquisition. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction; Part I: The Nature of Accent; 1 The Social Nature of L2 Pronunciation; 2 Acoustic-Phonetic Parameters in the Perception of Accent; 3 Developmental Sequences and Constraints in Second Language Phonological Acquisition: Balancing Language-internal and Languageexternal Factors; 4 Suprasegmental Measures of Accentedness; Part II: The Learner's Approach to Pronunciation in Social Context; 5 Understanding the Impact of Social Factors on L2 Pronunciation: Insights from Learners; 6 L2 Accent Choices and Language Contact; 7 Accentedness, "Passing" and Crossing |
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Part III: The Teacher's Approach to Accent8 Problematizing the Dependence on L1 Norms in Pronunciation Teaching Attitudes toward Second-language Accents; 9 Phonological Literacy in L2 Learning and Teacher Training; 10 Training Native Speakers to Listen to L2 Speech; Part IV: The Social Impact of Accent; 11 Listener Expectations, Reverse Linguistic Stereotyping, and Individual Background Factors in Social Judgments and Oral Performance Assessment; 12 Accent and 'Othering' in the Workplace; Part V: Conclusions; 13 Future Directions in the Research and Teaching of L2 Pronunciation; Subject index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers.
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English language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers. |
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English language -- Accents and accentuation.
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English language -- Accents and accentuation. |
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Second language acquisition -- Social aspects.
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Second language acquisition -- Social aspects. |
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Second language acquisition. |
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Languages in contact.
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Languages in contact. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Levis, John (John M.), editor.
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Moyer, Alene, 1961- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Social dynamics in second language accent. Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2014] 9781614512288 (DLC) 2014009278 (OCoLC)871820906 |
| ISBN |
9781614511762 (electronic book) |
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1614511764 (electronic book) |
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9781614512288 (hardcover) |
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1614512280 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9781614511762 |
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