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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... issue I will return to when I consider the socio- linguistics of the native speaker in Chapter 4. Where does one ... issues of descriptive efficiency , that is that it is more efficient to analyse this area here of the continuum on its ...
... issue I will return to when I consider the socio- linguistics of the native speaker in Chapter 4. Where does one ... issues of descriptive efficiency , that is that it is more efficient to analyse this area here of the continuum on its ...
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... issue which has been discussed in language - maintenance programmes in recent years has been that of which language is suitable for which purpose , particularly for education . This issue has created controversy since , as Wells ( 1987 ) ...
... issue which has been discussed in language - maintenance programmes in recent years has been that of which language is suitable for which purpose , particularly for education . This issue has created controversy since , as Wells ( 1987 ) ...
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... issue : Communicative Competence Revisited ) 10 ( 2 ) , 157-70 . Davies , A. ( 1990a ) Principles of Language ... Issues , Attitudes , Case Studies ( Anthology Series 26 ) ( pp . 510-67 ) . Singapore : SEAMEO Regional Language Centre ...
... issue : Communicative Competence Revisited ) 10 ( 2 ) , 157-70 . Davies , A. ( 1990a ) Principles of Language ... Issues , Attitudes , Case Studies ( Anthology Series 26 ) ( pp . 510-67 ) . Singapore : SEAMEO Regional Language Centre ...
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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