Meaning of NNSE | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of non-native speaker of English.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of non-native speakers' English.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“As Braj Kachru (1985, 1992, 1996) and others have pointed out, the number of non-native speakers of English (NNSE) in the world has for some time been greater than the number of native speakers, and given the growing number of NNSE ...”

“Flowerdew interviewed the editors of 12 international journals from the fields of ELT and Applied Linguistics in order to find out their attitudes towards contributions from non-native speakers of English (NNSE).”

“In ELF, native-speaker norms become less relevant. Imagine an international convention held in China where medical experts from various continents gather. Would it matter at all if an NNSE's (non-native speaker of English) pronunciation [were off]?”

“Figure 8.1 shows the students' perceptions of the NSE and NNSE varieties in terms of intelligibility. […]”

“[…] Holliday also argues that the native/nonnative dichotomy that gives rise to negative perceptions of NNSE is a political construction.”

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