What does it mean to be a legitimate speaker? A rejoinder to ‘Theorizing the speaker and speakerness in applied linguistics’

Authors

  • Claire Kramsch UC Berkeley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jalpp.21092

Keywords:

commentary, legitimate speaker, speaker, applied linguistics, rejoinder , speaker and speakerness, speakerness

Abstract

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Author Biography

  • Claire Kramsch, UC Berkeley

    Claire Kramsch is Emerita Professor of German and affiliate Professor of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include the teaching and learning of foreign languages and cultures, multilingualism and the use of language in social contexts. Her most recent book-length publication is Language as Symbolic Power (2021, Cambridge University Press).

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Published

2022-04-07

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Forum Discussion

License

Equinox Publishing Ltd.

How to Cite

Kramsch, C. (2022). What does it mean to be a legitimate speaker? A rejoinder to ‘Theorizing the speaker and speakerness in applied linguistics’. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice, 16(2), 252–257. https://doi.org/10.1558/jalpp.21092