Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent: Trends in Applied Linguistics

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2014-04-01
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Levis, John
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English

The Department of English seeks to provide all university students with the skills of effective communication and critical thinking, as well as imparting knowledge of literature, creative writing, linguistics, speech and technical communication to students within and outside of the department.

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The Department of English and Speech was formed in 1939 from the merger of the Department of English and the Department of Public Speaking. In 1971 its name changed to the Department of English.

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1939-present

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  • Department of English and Speech (1939-1971)

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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.

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This book is published as Alene Moyer, John Levis (2014). Introduction. Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent Volume 10; doi:10.1515/9781614511762.1. Posted with permission.

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