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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... perhaps is how to spell words in common use . It is necessary for the types of modern state activities mentioned here for there to be an agreed dictionary because otherwise time would be constantly wasted while everyone wondered how to ...
... perhaps is how to spell words in common use . It is necessary for the types of modern state activities mentioned here for there to be an agreed dictionary because otherwise time would be constantly wasted while everyone wondered how to ...
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... perhaps the only one , of the chief selection devices for entry into selected or prestige schools . It may seem bizarre that in such situations , often ex - colonial , a foreign ( or perhaps a second ) language , itself the ex ...
... perhaps the only one , of the chief selection devices for entry into selected or prestige schools . It may seem bizarre that in such situations , often ex - colonial , a foreign ( or perhaps a second ) language , itself the ex ...
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... perhaps within a very limited range ( especially at above sentence levels ) . Note that we are teetering here on the very edge of rule - governed behaviour ( and are already moving into the arena of Knowledge 2 and Knowledge 3 ) ...
... perhaps within a very limited range ( especially at above sentence levels ) . Note that we are teetering here on the very edge of rule - governed behaviour ( and are already moving into the arena of Knowledge 2 and Knowledge 3 ) ...
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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