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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... particular circles as indicators of language proficiency . ) In its more portmanteau sense of general language ability , proficiency was widely used in the 1970s and early 1980s under the label general language proficiency ...
... particular circles as indicators of language proficiency . ) In its more portmanteau sense of general language ability , proficiency was widely used in the 1970s and early 1980s under the label general language proficiency ...
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... particular country should be tested on local as opposed to metropolitan varieties of English ' ( Hill & Parry , 1994 : 2 ) . Lowenberg ( 1993 : 95 ) makes a similar point about the conservatism of the language testing profession : in ...
... particular country should be tested on local as opposed to metropolitan varieties of English ' ( Hill & Parry , 1994 : 2 ) . Lowenberg ( 1993 : 95 ) makes a similar point about the conservatism of the language testing profession : in ...
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... particular , receiving controlled attention . Foreign language learners reveal in their nonfluency a quantitatively and qualitatively different operation . ( p . 296 ) But Bongaerts et al . ( 2000 : 305 ) take a different view . Their ...
... particular , receiving controlled attention . Foreign language learners reveal in their nonfluency a quantitatively and qualitatively different operation . ( p . 296 ) But Bongaerts et al . ( 2000 : 305 ) take a different view . Their ...
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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