Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent / / ed. by John M. Levis, Alene Moyer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Baker, Amanda,; Cutler, Cecelia,; Derwing, Tracey M.,; Hansen Edwards, Jette G.,; Hardison, Debra M.,; Harrison, Gai,; Hayes-Harb, Rachel,; Kang, Okim,; LeVelle, Kimberly,; Levis, John,; Lindemann, Stephanie,; Litzenberg, Jason,; Moyer, Alene,; Munro, Murray J.,; Pickering, Lucy,; Rubin, Donald,; Subtirelu, Nicholas,; Thomas, Erik R.,
• HerausgeberIn: Levis, John M.,; Moyer, Alene ,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL] , 10
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (297 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Nature of Accent -- 1. The Social Nature of L2 Pronunciation -- 2. Acoustic-Phonetic Parameters in the Perception of Accent -- 3. Developmental Sequences and Constraints in Second Language Phonological Acquisition: Balancing Language-internal and Languageexternal Factors -- 4. Suprasegmental Measures of Accentedness -- Part II: The Learner’s Approach to Pronunciation in Social Context -- 5. Understanding the Impact of Social Factors on L2 Pronunciation: Insights from Learners -- 6. L2 Accent Choices and Language Contact -- 7. Accentedness, “Passing” and Crossing -- Part III: The Teacher’s Approach to Accent -- 8. Problematizing the Dependence on L1 Norms in Pronunciation Teaching: Attitudes toward Second-language Accents -- 9. Phonological Literacy in L2 Learning and Teacher Training -- 10. Training Native Speakers to Listen to L2 Speech -- Part IV: The Social Impact of Accent -- 11. Listener Expectations, Reverse Linguistic Stereotyping, and Individual Background Factors in Social Judgments and Oral Performance Assessment -- 12 Accent and ‘Othering’ in the Workplace -- Part V: Conclusions -- 13. Future Directions in the Research and Teaching of L2 Pronunciation -- Subject index