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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Page 183
... native speakers ( pp . 566-7 ) . On the basis of her analysis , Coppieters claims that the differences between native speakers and non - native speakers involve not so much the formal areas of grammar traditionally covered under the ...
... native speakers ( pp . 566-7 ) . On the basis of her analysis , Coppieters claims that the differences between native speakers and non - native speakers involve not so much the formal areas of grammar traditionally covered under the ...
Page 184
... native speakers and non- native speakers cannot simply be subsumed as a special case of the variation among native speakers : that is non - native speakers have been found to lie outside the boundaries on native speaker variation . ( p .
... native speakers and non- native speakers cannot simply be subsumed as a special case of the variation among native speakers : that is non - native speakers have been found to lie outside the boundaries on native speaker variation . ( p .
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... native speakers . Native speakers may be prepared to make judgements quickly about grammaticality but they do not necessarily agree with one another . And so I am left asking to what extent it matters . If a non - native speaker wishes ...
... native speakers . Native speakers may be prepared to make judgements quickly about grammaticality but they do not necessarily agree with one another . And so I am left asking to what extent it matters . If a non - native speaker wishes ...
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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