Social factors and non-native attitudes towards varieties of spoken English: A Japanese case study

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-88

  McKenzie, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

English as a lingua franca international language; Language and identity; Language attitudes; Native vs. non native speakers; Sociolinguistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749161131     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2008.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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