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Attitudes in Fiji towards varieties of English

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2015
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Hundt, M., Zipp, L., & Huber, A. (2015). Attitudes in Fiji towards varieties of English. World Englishes, 34(4), 688–707. https://doi.org/10.1111/weng.12160

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In Schneider's (2007) influential model, the emergence of positive attitudes towards the local, post-colonial variety is an important step for the evolution of new Englishes, not least of all because it is likely to mark a shift from an external towards an internal norm. This paper explores attitudes towards varieties of English among a group of young Fiji citizens in tertiary education. The results indicate that British English is still a strong reference variety, while American English is clearly favoured over more local Pacific var

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34

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4

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688

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English

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2015-12

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2017-02-06

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0883-2919

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Hundt, M., Zipp, L., & Huber, A. (2015). Attitudes in Fiji towards varieties of English. World Englishes, 34(4), 688–707. https://doi.org/10.1111/weng.12160

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