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Peer reviewedJarvella, Robert J.; Bang, Eva; Jakobsen, Arnt Lykke; Mees, Inger M. – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2001
Advanced Danish students of English tried to identify the national origin of young men from Ireland, Scotland, England, and the United States from their speech and then rated the speech for attractiveness. Listeners rated speech produced by Englishmen as most attractive, and speech by Americans as least attractive. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, College Students, English, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedBruthiaux, Paul – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2003
Suggests that Kachru' model representing English worldwide must adapt by (1) moving away from a focus on nation-states in favor of a sociolinguistic focus on English-speaking communities wherever they are found and (2) recognizing that fundamental differences across contexts for English worldwide cannot be glossed over in support of specific…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Role, Language Variation
