TY - JOUR
T1 - 'I would like to sound like Heidi Klum'
T2 - What do non-native speakers say about who they want to sound like?
AU - Sung, Chit Cheung Matthew
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - English nowadays plays an important role in the political, diplomatic, commercial, economic and cultural activities on the global stage (see, e.g., Graddol, 1997, 2006; Jenkins, 2000; Warschauer, 2000; Crystal, 2003). As a result of the widespread use of English around the globe, several scholars contend that English no longer exclusively represents the culture of native English-speaking countries, nor are they the exclusive 'owners' of English (see e.g. Widdowson, 1994).
AB - English nowadays plays an important role in the political, diplomatic, commercial, economic and cultural activities on the global stage (see, e.g., Graddol, 1997, 2006; Jenkins, 2000; Warschauer, 2000; Crystal, 2003). As a result of the widespread use of English around the globe, several scholars contend that English no longer exclusively represents the culture of native English-speaking countries, nor are they the exclusive 'owners' of English (see e.g. Widdowson, 1994).
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U2 - 10.1017/S0266078413000102
DO - 10.1017/S0266078413000102
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0266-0784
VL - 29
SP - 17
EP - 21
JO - English Today
JF - English Today
IS - 2
ER -