Exploring Native Speaker and Non-Native Speaker Accents: The English as a Lingua Franca Perspective

被引:8
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作者
Kaur, Paramjit [1 ]
Raman, Arumugam [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utara Malaysia, Sch Educ & Modern Languages, Sintok 06010, Malaysia
关键词
English as a lingua franca; accent; native speaker accents; non-native speaker accents; Malaysia;
D O I
10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.288
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
The relevance of the ideology of the native-speaker (NS) as a model and target in English language teaching (ELT) has over the recent years been increasingly questioned with the emergence of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Accents that do not conform to NS standards are termed as 'foreign' and are usually considered to be something to get rid of by training. This study examines how non-native speakers (NNS) of English view NNS accents in relation to NS accents. The findings show that the respondents consistently ranked NS accents higher than NNS in terms of correctness, acceptability, pleasantness and familiarity. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:253 / 259
页数:7
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