The Native Speaker: Myth and RealityLinguists, applied linguists and language teachers all appeal to the native speaker as an important reference point. But what exactly (who exactly?) is the native speaker? This book examines the native speaker from different points of view, arguing that the native speaker is both myth and reality. |
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... acquired late ; and to what extent getting it right , that is using the appropriate forms , only comes to those who acquire the language as their ' mother tongue ' . It is commonly assumed that communicative competence may be harder to ...
... acquired late ; and to what extent getting it right , that is using the appropriate forms , only comes to those who acquire the language as their ' mother tongue ' . It is commonly assumed that communicative competence may be harder to ...
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... Acquired Language The second approach states that we are all native speakers of the language we first acquired , that is our mother tongue . Now with the caveat which I considered in discussing the mother tongue ( Chapter 1 ) and ...
... Acquired Language The second approach states that we are all native speakers of the language we first acquired , that is our mother tongue . Now with the caveat which I considered in discussing the mother tongue ( Chapter 1 ) and ...
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... acquiring or has already acquired . But this is not straightforward and there remain severe problems , such as whether it makes sense to speak of has acquired ( as a product ) or is language always in the process of being learnt ? We ...
... acquiring or has already acquired . But this is not straightforward and there remain severe problems , such as whether it makes sense to speak of has acquired ( as a product ) or is language always in the process of being learnt ? We ...
Contents
Psycholinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker | 9 |
Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker | 51 |
Lingualism and the Knowledges of the Native Speaker | 77 |
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