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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... position of ' what are commonly called languages ( English , French , Latin et cetera ) ' or , to make the point even more dramatic , this is the position of the languages of the world . What is it that they share intralinguistically ...
... position of ' what are commonly called languages ( English , French , Latin et cetera ) ' or , to make the point even more dramatic , this is the position of the languages of the world . What is it that they share intralinguistically ...
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... position on this issue to label them as taking a ' psycho ' or a ' socio ' approach to language learning and the native - speaker . Those who favour a psycho approach argue vehemently for an absolute distinction between native speakers ...
... position on this issue to label them as taking a ' psycho ' or a ' socio ' approach to language learning and the native - speaker . Those who favour a psycho approach argue vehemently for an absolute distinction between native speakers ...
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... position that language is wired into the brain and is unaffected by social context . He does , after all , accept that , as he says himself , the truth is rarely pure and never simple and ends his survey : the notion that L2 age effects ...
... position that language is wired into the brain and is unaffected by social context . He does , after all , accept that , as he says himself , the truth is rarely pure and never simple and ends his survey : the notion that L2 age effects ...
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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