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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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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Levis, John M.; Moyer, Alene
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Boston :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Trends in applied linguistics [tal]; 10
Subjects:
English language > Accents and accentuation.
English language > Pronunciation by foreign speakers.
Languages in contact.
Second language acquisition > Social aspects.
Applied linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Phonetics & Phonology.
Linguistics, Communication Studies.
Sprache, Linguistik.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781614511762
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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.

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