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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... culture as much as language , since what we expect of the native speaker in terms of appropriate behaviour is that s / he should have immediate access to the culture of which s / he is a member ; part of the cultural behaviour to which ...
... culture as much as language , since what we expect of the native speaker in terms of appropriate behaviour is that s / he should have immediate access to the culture of which s / he is a member ; part of the cultural behaviour to which ...
Page 100
... culture and thought . In this argument there is a sense of the uniqueness of the native speaker who has both the responsibility for and the rights to the culture and the language : the best known and most publicised expression of this ...
... culture and thought . In this argument there is a sense of the uniqueness of the native speaker who has both the responsibility for and the rights to the culture and the language : the best known and most publicised expression of this ...
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... Culture peels away like the layers of an onion : it is indeed possible to be a member of more than one group , to be , for example , both Scottish and British , to be an Edinburgh man / woman as well as Scottish and British and so on ...
... Culture peels away like the layers of an onion : it is indeed possible to be a member of more than one group , to be , for example , both Scottish and British , to be an Edinburgh man / woman as well as Scottish and British and so on ...
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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