This mixed-methods study investigates the link between accent and identity in an English as a lingua franca setting. The subjects, German and French university students living in Scandinavia, pursue their study programmes and every-day lives in English. A quantitative speech data analysis of eight phonetic features describes the speakers' accents, while a qualitative analysis of introspective interview data exhibits how they differ in terms of identity. The results provide an in-depth understanding of individuals using English as a lingua franca. Do the German and French speakers of English…mehr
This mixed-methods study investigates the link between accent and identity in an English as a lingua franca setting. The subjects, German and French university students living in Scandinavia, pursue their study programmes and every-day lives in English. A quantitative speech data analysis of eight phonetic features describes the speakers' accents, while a qualitative analysis of introspective interview data exhibits how they differ in terms of identity. The results provide an in-depth understanding of individuals using English as a lingua franca. Do the German and French speakers of English alter or keep their foreign accents in order to express identity in the seemingly neutral Scandinavian setting?
Stefanie Rottschäfer is a linguist in the Department of English, American and Celtic Studies at Bonn University. Her main research interests include phonological second language acquisition, accents in English, English as a lingua franca, and sociolinguistics.
Inhaltsangabe
Identity - Accents: Phonetic aspects of learner varieties - English as a lingua franca - Methods and methodology - Analysis of speech data - Qualitative content analysis - Discussion of results - Conclusion and prospects for future research
Identity - Accents: Phonetic aspects of learner varieties - English as a lingua franca - Methods and methodology - Analysis of speech data - Qualitative content analysis - Discussion of results - Conclusion and prospects for future research
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