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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... discussion of value . Referring to the Native Speaker The need for such an extended discussion of the native speaker is explained by Ferguson's comment : ' Linguists ... have long given a special place to the native speaker as the only ...
... discussion of value . Referring to the Native Speaker The need for such an extended discussion of the native speaker is explained by Ferguson's comment : ' Linguists ... have long given a special place to the native speaker as the only ...
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... discussion of identity to the idea of the standard language and to proficiency . The major theoretical question ... discussion on the relative status of language varieties is just which ( version of a ) target language it is appropriate ...
... discussion of identity to the idea of the standard language and to proficiency . The major theoretical question ... discussion on the relative status of language varieties is just which ( version of a ) target language it is appropriate ...
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... discussion in this chapter . The first , raised by both the bilingualism and semilingualism debates , is that of disadvantage . From an applied linguistics point of view it is interesting that each has been represented as the cause and ...
... discussion in this chapter . The first , raised by both the bilingualism and semilingualism debates , is that of disadvantage . From an applied linguistics point of view it is interesting that each has been represented as the cause and ...
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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