%0 Book
%A Stefanie Rottschäfer
%D 2018
%C Berlin, Germany
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 1868-386X
%@ 9783631748534
%T Accent and Identity in Learner Varieties of English
%B A Study with German and French University Students in an English as a Lingua Franca Setting
%R 10.3726/b13464
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1055899
%X 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?
%K phonological SLA (Second Language Acquisition), mixed-methods, English in Scandinavia, learner language, quantitative analysis, qualitative content analysis
%G English