Perceiving Identity through Accent: Attitudes towards Non-Native Speakers and their Accents in English...

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Bettina Beinhoff

Perceiving Identity through Accent

Attitudes towards Non-Native Speakers and their Accents in English

Bettina Beinhoff

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English

Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
09 April 2013

Language acquisition; ELT background & reference material; Sociology: customs & traditions

Series: Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics

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.

By: Bettina Beinhoff
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: New edition
Volume: 35
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9783034308199
ISBN 10: 3034308191
Series: Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 09 April 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents: English in a changing world: Sociolinguistic and social psychological issues – The structure of non-native English accents: Definitions, norms and the myth of the «neutral» accent – Learnability in Second Language Acquisition – Solidarity and status: Attitudes towards non-native English accents – Perceived variation in pronunciation – Attitudes towards variation in specific consonants.

Bettina Beinhoff is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics and English Language at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and an MPhil in English and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge, where she also worked as a Teaching and Research Associate from 2010 to 2012.

Reviews for Perceiving Identity through Accent: Attitudes towards Non-Native Speakers and their Accents in English

Beinhoff successfully builds upon an existing body of previous studies to lead language attitude and identity research into new territory, one which is likely to become increasingly important in an increasingly globalised world. (John Bellamy, Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik 1/2015)