The book investigates the way learners of the English language view native and non-native varieties of English with regards to the varieties they intend to acquire. The analysis is based on empirical data gathered in a small-scale empirical study with the participation of Hungarian learners of English of different ages, levels of English and educational background. The results reveal that native speaker varieties of English are favoured over non-native varieties by learners when they choose a target variety of the language. Moreover, several factors influence this choice of target variety,...