Rights statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Nance, C., McLeod, W., O'Rourke, B. and Dunmore, S. (2016), Identity, accent aim, and motivation in second language users: New Scottish Gaelic speakers’ use of phonetic variation. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 20: 164–191. doi: 10.1111/josl.12173 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josl.12173/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Identity, accent aim, and motivation in second language users
T2 - new Scottish Gaelic speakers’ use of phonetic variation
AU - Nance, Claire Louise
AU - McLeod, Wilson
AU - O'Rourke, Bernadette
AU - Dunmore, Stuart
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Nance, C., McLeod, W., O'Rourke, B. and Dunmore, S. (2016), Identity, accent aim, and motivation in second language users: New Scottish Gaelic speakers’ use of phonetic variation. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 20: 164–191. doi: 10.1111/josl.12173 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josl.12173/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - This paper examines the use of phonetic variation in word-final rhotics among nineteen adult new speakers of Scottish Gaelic, i.e. speakers who did not acquire the language through intergenerational transmission. Our speakers learned Gaelic as adults and are now highly advanced users of the language. We consider variation in their rhotic productions compared to the productions of six older traditional speakers. Previous approaches to variation in second language users have either focussed on how variable production will eventually result in native-like ‘target’ forms (Type 1 study), or have investigated the extent to which second language users reproduce patterns of variation similar to ‘native speakers’ (Type 2 study). We additionally draw on sociocultural approaches to Second Language Acquisition and apply notions of accent aim, identity construction and learning motivation in order to fully explore the data. In doing so, we advocate a ‘Type 3’ approach to variation in second language users.
AB - This paper examines the use of phonetic variation in word-final rhotics among nineteen adult new speakers of Scottish Gaelic, i.e. speakers who did not acquire the language through intergenerational transmission. Our speakers learned Gaelic as adults and are now highly advanced users of the language. We consider variation in their rhotic productions compared to the productions of six older traditional speakers. Previous approaches to variation in second language users have either focussed on how variable production will eventually result in native-like ‘target’ forms (Type 1 study), or have investigated the extent to which second language users reproduce patterns of variation similar to ‘native speakers’ (Type 2 study). We additionally draw on sociocultural approaches to Second Language Acquisition and apply notions of accent aim, identity construction and learning motivation in order to fully explore the data. In doing so, we advocate a ‘Type 3’ approach to variation in second language users.
KW - New speakers
KW - second language users
KW - rhotics
KW - Scottish Gaelic
KW - Type 3 variation
KW - accent aim
U2 - 10.1111/josl.12173
DO - 10.1111/josl.12173
M3 - Journal article
VL - 20
SP - 164
EP - 191
JO - Journal of Sociolinguistics
JF - Journal of Sociolinguistics
SN - 1360-6441
IS - 2
ER -