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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... noted earlier . Second language , foreign language and bilingual The topics second and foreign language are also relevant to our con- sideration of the native speaker . We have already noted that defining the mother tongue and the first ...
... noted earlier . Second language , foreign language and bilingual The topics second and foreign language are also relevant to our con- sideration of the native speaker . We have already noted that defining the mother tongue and the first ...
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... noted later ( and see Chapter 10 ) but a word of caution is first necessary . We should not be easily persuaded that , because these differences are found consistently ( as they are ) , there is a fundamental distinction between native ...
... noted later ( and see Chapter 10 ) but a word of caution is first necessary . We should not be easily persuaded that , because these differences are found consistently ( as they are ) , there is a fundamental distinction between native ...
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... noted that all characteristics except that of early child- hood exposure are contingent ones . I considered the extent to which the contingent characteristics can be acquired without the substantive early exposure and concluded that it ...
... noted that all characteristics except that of early child- hood exposure are contingent ones . I considered the extent to which the contingent characteristics can be acquired without the substantive early exposure and concluded that it ...
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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