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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... matter only of self - ascription or whether it is also ( or instead ) a matter of objective definition . The commonsense view alone is inadequate . It needs support which is available in the central linguistic disciplines . We turn now ...
... matter only of self - ascription or whether it is also ( or instead ) a matter of objective definition . The commonsense view alone is inadequate . It needs support which is available in the central linguistic disciplines . We turn now ...
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... matter of quantity ? Do we decide that person A has the same ' language ' as person B because the only difference in their code is a single phoneme , whereas person C differs from both and therefore speaks a different language because s ...
... matter of quantity ? Do we decide that person A has the same ' language ' as person B because the only difference in their code is a single phoneme , whereas person C differs from both and therefore speaks a different language because s ...
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... matter is that native speaker 1 and native speaker 2 wish to belong to one lect . The power explanation And this is where power as a force in its own right becomes important . In situations where one group is politically dominant over ...
... matter is that native speaker 1 and native speaker 2 wish to belong to one lect . The power explanation And this is where power as a force in its own right becomes important . In situations where one group is politically dominant over ...
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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