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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... linguistic grounds ( including sociolinguistic , psycholinguistic and practical grounds ) can a child acquire two languages to equivalent competence ? Here I am less sure . However , it does seem to be possible to internalise the ...
... linguistic grounds ( including sociolinguistic , psycholinguistic and practical grounds ) can a child acquire two languages to equivalent competence ? Here I am less sure . However , it does seem to be possible to internalise the ...
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... competence and linguistic competence , communicative competence being learnt in the process of learning linguistic competence . ) The whole of native speaker development , therefore , goes towards the acquisition of communicative competence ...
... competence and linguistic competence , communicative competence being learnt in the process of learning linguistic competence . ) The whole of native speaker development , therefore , goes towards the acquisition of communicative competence ...
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... language learner can acquire a generative capacity for linguistic competence from the limited stock of sentences s / he hears , it must even more be the case that s / he can acquire ways of putting these sentences into use through ...
... language learner can acquire a generative capacity for linguistic competence from the limited stock of sentences s / he hears , it must even more be the case that s / he can acquire ways of putting these sentences into use through ...
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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