TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stefanie Rottschäfer
PY  - 2018
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1868-386X
SN  - 9783631748534
TI  - Accent and Identity in Learner Varieties of English
T2  - A Study with German and French University Students in an English as a Lingua Franca Setting
DO  - 10.3726/b13464
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1055899
N2  - 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?
KW  - phonological SLA (Second Language Acquisition), mixed-methods, English in Scandinavia, learner language, quantitative analysis, qualitative content analysis
LA  - English
ER  -