World Englishes, English as a lingua franca, and intelligibility

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2268930
AutoresMargie Berns (Purdue University West Lafayette, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen27
Número3-4
Páginas327-334
Fecha de publicación2008-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWorld Englishes (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-971x.2008.00571.x
OpenAlexW1900465027
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas8

This paper tests claims concerning the English as Lingua Franca (ELF) movement's position within the world Englishes paradigm. To do so, it considers the writings of Jennifer Jenkins, a leader in this movement, on what she calls "phonological intelligibility", and the writings of Larry Smith, an established scholar on intelligibility in cross-cultural communication. The mutual intelligibility of Expanding Circle users of English is a primary concern to ELF researchers, and Jenkins has identified Smith's work as the foundation for her investigation of core phonological features to use in pronunciation teaching. The paper aims to determine the extent to which Jenkins' theoretical views on intelligibility correspond to Smith's concept of understanding as a central issue in international communication

English as a lingua franca · Epistemology · Intelligibility (philosophy · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Pronunciation · Sociology · World Englishes · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology