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 74
... regarded as separate in the same way that British and American English are . The same exactly is true of Singaporean English , if it is to be regarded as a language with its own native speakers . If not , then of course it simply ...
... regarded as separate in the same way that British and American English are . The same exactly is true of Singaporean English , if it is to be regarded as a language with its own native speakers . If not , then of course it simply ...
Page 90
... regarded as errors but as native- like creations . Of course there is circularity here in that if the non - native speaker is a writer as capable as Joseph Conrad then his inventions , however bizarre , are regarded as creative even ...
... regarded as errors but as native- like creations . Of course there is circularity here in that if the non - native speaker is a writer as capable as Joseph Conrad then his inventions , however bizarre , are regarded as creative even ...
Page 121
... regarded as a single language ? The quantity solution can be rebutted at all levels , not just at the phonological one : at the lexical ( British English , American English ) , the mor- phological ( Scandinavian languages ) , the ...
... regarded as a single language ? The quantity solution can be rebutted at all levels , not just at the phonological one : at the lexical ( British English , American English ) , the mor- phological ( Scandinavian languages ) , the ...
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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