The Attainment of an English Accent: British and American Features in Advanced German Learners

by Alexander Kautzsch

This book investigates inconsistencies in the British and American accents of advanced German learners of English. It takes a variationist approach based on extra- and intra-linguistic factors as potential explanations for variability and contributes to understanding the status of L1 transfer in language learners at ultimate attainment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631720998
• ISBN13: 9783631720998
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.3"