Essays about: "Non-native speaker NNS"

Found 2 essays containing the words Non-native speaker NNS.

1. 1. ‘Neutral, native-like or authentic’ : Investigating attitudes and beliefs of expanding circle speakers of English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Bianca Melchien; [2016]
   Keywords : accent; expanding circle; language attitude; varieties of English; sociolinguistics; ELF; language ideology; identity; Germany;

   Abstract : The status of English as the language of international communication is by now well-established. However, in the past 16 years, research has tried to emphasize the fact that the English spoken in international contact situations and between people with other first languages than English has different needs than the English spoken locally amongst native speakers, resulting in the emergence of English as a lingua franca (ELF) as a scholarly field. READ MORE

3. 2. Effects of conventionality and proficiency in metaphor processing : A response time study

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Peter Eriksson; [2013]
   Keywords : Language processing; Metaphor comprehension; Conventionality; Conventional metaphor; Non-conventional metaphor; Automaticity; Proficiency; Native speaker NS ; Non-native speaker NNS ; Response time RT .;

   Abstract : Some researchers that work with metaphor theory claim that metaphors and figurative language are understood and processed just as easily as literal language. However, as this thesis will explore in detail, other research indicates that such is not always the case. READ MORE