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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Page 93
... range of vocabulary ? ( 5 ) Do native speakers differ in control of range of accent ? ( 6 ) Do native speakers differ in control of sentence structure ? In my view the answer to questions 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 must without any doubt be ...
... range of vocabulary ? ( 5 ) Do native speakers differ in control of range of accent ? ( 6 ) Do native speakers differ in control of sentence structure ? In my view the answer to questions 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 must without any doubt be ...
Page 144
... range is likely to differ markedly . As we have seen : very far for English , very little for Welsh . As well as a range of acceptance , a Standard Language also has a model to which it attaches itself , sometimes one individual and his ...
... range is likely to differ markedly . As we have seen : very far for English , very little for Welsh . As well as a range of acceptance , a Standard Language also has a model to which it attaches itself , sometimes one individual and his ...
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... range : thus for Coppieters ( as for Ross , 1979 ) her native speakers cluster more closely around the point , her norm , while her non - native speakers exhibit a wider range . Such research necessarily makes greater use of Grammar 2 ...
... range : thus for Coppieters ( as for Ross , 1979 ) her native speakers cluster more closely around the point , her norm , while her non - native speakers exhibit a wider range . Such research necessarily makes greater use of Grammar 2 ...
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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