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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... concerned with uncovering , revealing , describing , explaining the knowledge of the idealised native speaker . Note the precision of this definition : it restricts the knowledge of concern in terms of content to that of language ( or ...
... concerned with uncovering , revealing , describing , explaining the knowledge of the idealised native speaker . Note the precision of this definition : it restricts the knowledge of concern in terms of content to that of language ( or ...
Page 78
... concerned with is indeed the native - speaking bilingual ; or rather I am interested in whether it make sense to speak of a native speaker of more than one language . Therefore I am not concerned for the moment with those who acquire a ...
... concerned with is indeed the native - speaking bilingual ; or rather I am interested in whether it make sense to speak of a native speaker of more than one language . Therefore I am not concerned for the moment with those who acquire a ...
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... concerned with appropriacy of language use , that is to say with using ( writing , speaking and so on ) the right sentence in the right context . The claim is not as hugely exaggerated as may appear : it is not ( like my Skill Knowledge ...
... concerned with appropriacy of language use , that is to say with using ( writing , speaking and so on ) the right sentence in the right context . The claim is not as hugely exaggerated as may appear : it is not ( like my Skill Knowledge ...
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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