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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... course identical ) to other speakers . And that is of course exactly the case in reality . To return to my relatives , although we do not have the same set of rules , my father and I , or my daughter and I , do share enough rules in ...
... course identical ) to other speakers . And that is of course exactly the case in reality . To return to my relatives , although we do not have the same set of rules , my father and I , or my daughter and I , do share enough rules in ...
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... course there is the additional intervention of the standardisa- tion process , such that when Singaporean English is described , itself as we have just observed the product of an idealisation routine , the very fact of its existence ...
... course there is the additional intervention of the standardisa- tion process , such that when Singaporean English is described , itself as we have just observed the product of an idealisation routine , the very fact of its existence ...
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... course , total and instant victory for one side . Describing the Four Kinds of Knowledge Knowledge 1 , in spite of what has just been said , is a form of convention . Rules may , in fact , be formalised conventions , whether they are ...
... course , total and instant victory for one side . Describing the Four Kinds of Knowledge Knowledge 1 , in spite of what has just been said , is a form of convention . Rules may , in fact , be formalised conventions , whether they are ...
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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