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University of Northern Iowa

Theses/Dissertations

2012

English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers--Public opinion; High school students--Attitudes;

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Perceptions Of "Americanism": U.S. High School Students' Attitudes Towards Non-Standard English Accents, Christina Michelle Goering Jan 2012

Perceptions Of "Americanism": U.S. High School Students' Attitudes Towards Non-Standard English Accents, Christina Michelle Goering

Honors Program Theses

The purpose of this study is to identify the extent to which U.S. high school students perceive various English accents as being part of their American community or not and to further investigate how likely these high school students are to socialize with speakers of the varying English accents.