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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790957003321

Titolo

Social dynamics in second language accent / / edited by John M. Levis, Alene Moyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, Massachusetts : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-61451-176-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Trends in Applied Linguistics, , 1868-6362 ; ; Volume 10

Disciplina

414/.6

Soggetti

English language - Pronunciation by foreign speakers

English language - Accents and accentuation

Second language acquisition - Social aspects

Languages in contact

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Introduction / Moyer, Alene / Levis, John -- Part I: The Nature of Accent -- 1. The Social Nature of L2 Pronunciation / Moyer, Alene -- 2. Acoustic-Phonetic Parameters in the Perception of Accent / Hayes-Harb, Rachel -- 3. Developmental Sequences and Constraints in Second Language Phonological Acquisition: Balancing Language-internal and Languageexternal Factors / Hansen Edwards, Jette G. -- 4. Suprasegmental Measures of Accentedness / Pickering, Lucy / Baker, Amanda -- Part II: The Learner's Approach to Pronunciation in Social Context -- 5. Understanding the Impact of Social Factors on L2 Pronunciation: Insights from Learners / LeVelle, Kimberly / Levis, John -- 6. L2 Accent Choices and Language Contact / Thomas, Erik R. -- 7. Accentedness, "Passing" and Crossing / Cutler, Cecelia -- Part III: The Teacher's Approach to Accent -- 8. Problematizing the Dependence on L1 Norms in Pronunciation Teaching: Attitudes toward Second-language Accents / Lindemann, Stephanie / Litzenberg, Jason / Subtirelu, Nicholas -- 9. Phonological Literacy in L2 Learning and Teacher Training / Hardison, Debra M. -- 10. Training Native Speakers to Listen to L2 Speech / Derwing, Tracey M. / Munro, Murray J. -- Part IV: The Social Impact of



Accent -- 11. Listener Expectations, Reverse Linguistic Stereotyping, and Individual Background Factors in Social Judgments and Oral Performance Assessment / Kang, Okim / Rubin, Donald -- 12 Accent and 'Othering' in the Workplace / Harrison, Gai -- Part V: Conclusions -- 13. Future Directions in the Research and Teaching of L2 Pronunciation / Levis, John / Moyer, Alene -- Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

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.