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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... possible ? The answer has to be yes it is - if my definition of native speaker allows for it . If , however , I define native speaker as competence in one language only in some exclusive way , then of course it is impossible to be a ...
... possible ? The answer has to be yes it is - if my definition of native speaker allows for it . If , however , I define native speaker as competence in one language only in some exclusive way , then of course it is impossible to be a ...
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... possible to dispense with a standard language and therefore with norms : Successful communication is only possible when people agree in means of communication and their use . Presupposing that all members of a linguistic community ...
... possible to dispense with a standard language and therefore with norms : Successful communication is only possible when people agree in means of communication and their use . Presupposing that all members of a linguistic community ...
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... possible ( though this is quite unclear ) that they may also have a cognitive problem because they have learnt to think in their own remote variety of the Standard Language , a difficulty compounded by possible lack of intelligibility ...
... possible ( though this is quite unclear ) that they may also have a cognitive problem because they have learnt to think in their own remote variety of the Standard Language , a difficulty compounded by possible lack of intelligibility ...
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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