Accent and Identity in Learner Varieties of English

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• About the book
• About the author
• Preface
• Vorwort
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Part I: Theory
• 1 Identity
• 1.1 Conceptualisation
• 1.2 Identity in/through language
• 1.2.1 Language learner identity
• 1.2.2 Identity and accent
• 1.2.3 Attitudes towards accents
• 1.2.4 Attitudes towards German and French accents
• 1.2.5 Identity and personal names
• 1.3 Doing research on identity in learner varieties
• 2 Accents: Phonetic aspects of learner varieties
• 2.1 Defining accent
• 2.2 L2 phonological acquisition
• 2.2.1 Theoretical concepts in linguistics and SLA
• 2.2.2 L2 speech perception
• 2.2.3 Phonological processes
• 2.3 English L1 and L2 phonology
• 2.3.1 Received Pronunciation: Segmental and subsegmental features
• 2.3.2 General American: Segmental and subsegmental features
• 2.3.3 German learner English
• 2.3.4 French learner English
• 2.3.5 Danish learner English
• 2.3.6 Investigation of mutual features of German and French English learner varieties
• 3 English as a lingua franca
• 3.1 Conceptualising, defining and researching English as a lingua franca
• 3.1.1 English as a lingua franca versus English as a foreign language
• 3.1.2 The status of English as a lingua franca
• 3.1.3 English as an academic lingua franca
• 3.2 Identity in English as a lingua franca
• 3.3 Pronunciation in English as a lingua franca
• Part II: The study
• 4 Methods and methodology
• 4.1 Research interests
• 4.2 Mixed methods approach
• 4.3 Data collection
• 4.3.1 Setting
• 4.3.2 Subjects
• 4.3.3 Questionnaire
• 4.3.4 Interview
• 4.3.5 Speech data
• 4.4 Data analysis
• 4.4.1 Qualitative content analysis
• 4.4.2 Speech data analysis
• Part III: Findings – analysis and discussion
• 5 Analysis of speech data
• 5.1 Realisations of the voiced dental fricative
• 5.2 Realisations of the voiceless dental fricative
• 5.3 Self-reporting on <th> vs. realisations
• 5.4 Realisations of the alveolar approximant
• 5.5 Self-reporting on <r> vs. realisations
• 5.6 Summary: The realisations of /ð/, /θ/, /r/ and self-reporting
• 5.7 Orientation towards RP or GA
• 5.7.1 Self-reporting on pronunciation influences
• 5.7.2 Rhoticity
• 5.7.3 The bath vowel
• 5.7.4 The goat vowel
• 5.7.5 The lot vowel
• 5.7.6 Intervocalic /t/
• 5.7.7 Summary: Orientation towards RP or GA
• 5.8 Potential influence of ELF context and Danish learner English
• 6 Qualitative content analysis
• 6.1 Attitudes towards speaking English
• 6.1.1 Positive attitudes towards speaking English
• 6.1.2 Neutral attitudes towards speaking English
• 6.1.3 Negative attitudes towards speaking English
• 6.2 Perception of one’s own pronunciation
• 6.2.1 Orientation towards RP or GA
• 6.2.2 Perceived accommodation
• 6.2.3 Reflections on phonology
• 6.2.4 Reports on pronouncing certain sounds in English
• 6.2.5 Evaluation of one’s own accent
• 6.3 Attitudes towards L1 accent
• 6.3.1 Positive attitudes towards one’s own L1 accent
• 6.3.2 Neutral attitudes towards one’s own accent
• 6.3.3 Negative attitudes towards one’s own accent
• 6.3.4 Attitudes towards a strong L1 accent produced by someone else
• 6.4 Reported behaviour concerning one’s own L1 accent
• 6.4.1 Keeping the L1 accent
• 6.4.2 Showing off the L1 accent
• 6.4.3 Fighting against the L1 accent
• 6.5 Reported behaviour towards English speakers
• 6.5.1 Integration
• 6.5.2 Distancing
• 6.6 Attitudes towards L1, home country, nationality
• 6.7 Perceived effects of one’s accent on others
• 6.8 Potential identity conflicts in the pronunciation of first names
• 7 Discussion of results
• 7.1 The accents of GlE and FlE speakers in an ELF setting
• 7.2 The awareness of GlE and FlE speakers in an ELF setting concerning their accents
• 7.3 The perception of GlE and FlE speakers in an ELF setting concerning their accents
• 7.4 The identity of GlE and FlE speakers in an ELF setting
• 7.5 Correlations of the subjects’ accents and identity with (learner) biographical data
• 7.5.1 L1
• 7.5.2 Age
• 7.5.3 Gender
• 7.5.4 Stays abroad
• 7.5.5 Field of study
• 7.5.6 Summary
• 7.6 Using accents in order to express identity
• 8 Conclusion and prospects for future research
• 8.1 Scope of results
• 8.2 Prospects for future research
• 8.3 Closing remarks
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of references
• Appendices
• I  Phonetic transcriptions
• II  Exact values of Fisher’s exact and chi-squared tests
• III  Validation of speech data analysis
• IV  Interview guide – German
• V  Interview guide – French
• VI  Questionnaire – German
• VII  Questionnaire – French
• VIII  Subjects categorised into types with selected additional information
• IX  Native-like percentages of /ð/, /θ/, /r/ according to types
• X  L1, nationality and home country – original quotes
• XI  Reflections on phonology – original quotes
• XII  Self-reporting vs. realisations per individual subjects
• XIII  Evidence for the categorisation of the subjects into types – original quotes (selection)
• Inquiries in Language Learning
• Series Information