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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... Knowledge 4 is really about level of skill and the point we must make is that this is a quite separate attribute from Knowledges 1-3 : Knowledges 1-3 are required for chess players . Knowledge 4 is not required in the same way . Knowledge ...
... Knowledge 4 is really about level of skill and the point we must make is that this is a quite separate attribute from Knowledges 1-3 : Knowledges 1-3 are required for chess players . Knowledge 4 is not required in the same way . Knowledge ...
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... Knowledge 4 , that is that no - one can play chess or tennis or any other game , without some knowledge of the rules , the moves , the conventions and the courtesies . Even more interesting in terms of Knowledge 4 is the threshold ...
... Knowledge 4 , that is that no - one can play chess or tennis or any other game , without some knowledge of the rules , the moves , the conventions and the courtesies . Even more interesting in terms of Knowledge 4 is the threshold ...
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... knowledge - Knowledge 3 is relevant to our concept of the native speaker even if what I am building up is an idealised picture . This is a topic which I address more fully in Chapter 6 where I discuss communica- tive competence . Skills ...
... knowledge - Knowledge 3 is relevant to our concept of the native speaker even if what I am building up is an idealised picture . This is a topic which I address more fully in Chapter 6 where I discuss communica- tive competence . Skills ...
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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