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 82
... remains problematic to what extent their linguistic competence can be held back . The other type of semilingualism to which I have previously referred is the kind where there is only a monolingual input which is somehow , for whatever ...
... remains problematic to what extent their linguistic competence can be held back . The other type of semilingualism to which I have previously referred is the kind where there is only a monolingual input which is somehow , for whatever ...
Page 84
... remains unclear whether in terms of starting age there is one critical period . Indeed , as Seliger ( 1978 ) suggests , there might be several critical periods . At the same time the weight of opinion ( if not of evidence ) seems to be ...
... remains unclear whether in terms of starting age there is one critical period . Indeed , as Seliger ( 1978 ) suggests , there might be several critical periods . At the same time the weight of opinion ( if not of evidence ) seems to be ...
Page 89
... remains and what changes is how to use that core . Similarly with language : the grammar of any one ' language ' remains quite ( if not fully ) impermeable to change but what uses it is put to vary , with time and demand ...
... remains and what changes is how to use that core . Similarly with language : the grammar of any one ' language ' remains quite ( if not fully ) impermeable to change but what uses it is put to vary , with time and demand ...
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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