RT bachelor thesis
T1 English as a Lingua Franca in an international context: An approach to the linguistic identity of native and non-native English speakers in Geneseo
A1 Fernández Agüera, Javier S.
A2 Filología Francesa e Inglesa
K1 English
K1 Lingua Franca
K1 linguistic identity
K1 accent
K1 globalization
K1 inglés
K1 identidad lingüística
K1 acento
K1 globalización
AB “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.
YR 2016
FD 2016-06-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/20117
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/20117
LA eng
NO Patrocinado por la Universidad de Cádiz y la State University of New York at Geneseo.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 03-jun-2023