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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... means or , in other words , what knowledge of a language of which one is a competent user means . That is the competence question and so that is where the value of discussions of competence resides . Thus being a native speaker ...
... means or , in other words , what knowledge of a language of which one is a competent user means . That is the competence question and so that is where the value of discussions of competence resides . Thus being a native speaker ...
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... means the norms of OVES , the identity Kandiah is concerned with is identity with the NVE group ; and confidence for him means asserting that the English variety which his NVE members speak relates to the norms of their own NVE . This ...
... means the norms of OVES , the identity Kandiah is concerned with is identity with the NVE group ; and confidence for him means asserting that the English variety which his NVE members speak relates to the norms of their own NVE . This ...
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... means and they challenge us to specify what it is in functional terms they lack that ( 1 ) has . Relevance to ... means a special variety of English with its own norms which are distinct from any national official standard English , or ...
... means and they challenge us to specify what it is in functional terms they lack that ( 1 ) has . Relevance to ... means a special variety of English with its own norms which are distinct from any national official standard English , or ...
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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