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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Page 55
... appropriate to say ( which language or which register in which situation , what counts as a joke , when swearing and other forms of opprobrious language are and are not appropriate - and what counts as a swear word or a curse ) but also ...
... appropriate to say ( which language or which register in which situation , what counts as a joke , when swearing and other forms of opprobrious language are and are not appropriate - and what counts as a swear word or a curse ) but also ...
Page 98
... appropriate use of language , to know when to use what and how to speak to others . I expect control of strategies and of pragmatics , an automatic feeling for the connotations of words , for folk etymologies , for what is appropriate ...
... appropriate use of language , to know when to use what and how to speak to others . I expect control of strategies and of pragmatics , an automatic feeling for the connotations of words , for folk etymologies , for what is appropriate ...
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... appropriate both locally and beyond the local . Such an investigation is reported by Hill ( 1996 ) and Brown and Lumley ( 1998 ) , both referring to the development of an English Proficiency Test for Indonesian teachers of English ...
... appropriate both locally and beyond the local . Such an investigation is reported by Hill ( 1996 ) and Brown and Lumley ( 1998 ) , both referring to the development of an English Proficiency Test for Indonesian teachers of English ...
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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