Social dynamics in second language accent /
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 signifi...
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De Gruyter,
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Publisher Address: | Boston : |
Publication Dates: | [2014] |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Trends in applied linguistics [tal];
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Online Access: |
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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. |
Carrier Form: |
1 online resource(vi,297pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
ISBN: | 9781614511762 |
Index Number: | PE1137 |
CLC: | H311 |
Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Introduction / 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 / 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 / 8. 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 / 11. Listener Expectations, Reverse Linguistic Stereotyping, and Individual Background Factors in Social Judgments and Oral Performance Assessment / 12 Accent and Othering in the Workplace / 13. Future Directions in the Research and Teaching of L2 Pronunciation / Subject index. |