%0 Journal Article 
%A Fernández Agüera, Javier S.
%T English as a Lingua Franca in an international context: An approach to the linguistic identity of native and non-native English speakers in Geneseo
%D 2016
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/20117
%X “Would you rather speak “perfect English” or keep your foreign accent?”

That is the initial question that this paper deals with. As is universally acknowledged, the aim of every foreign-language learner is to become proficient, both in speaking and writing, in a certain language. The more one becomes like a native speaker in language comprehension and pronunciation, the easier it is to get integrated within a certain linguistic community. Nevertheless, what do people understand by “perfect native-English proficiency”? Is there any “perfect accent” in any language? Let us consider the identity of a non-native English speaker: Is that person rejecting his/her original accent, and therefore, his/her cultural background? Is there any sociolinguistic reason for preferring one accent to another? With the help of a self-made survey of both international and American students, this paper aims to provide the answers to these and other questions with regards to the issue of English as  Lingua Franca (ELF) and its relationship to linguistic identity.

%K English
%K Lingua Franca
%K linguistic identity
%K accent
%K globalization
%K inglés
%K identidad lingüística
%K acento
%K globalización
%~ Universidad de Cádiz