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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... s / he is a native speaker ; and indeed that is a totally circular definition . Perhaps I can amend it a little by suggesting what that competence means . It means that the native speaker can operate as a grammatical being , that s / he ...
... s / he is a native speaker ; and indeed that is a totally circular definition . Perhaps I can amend it a little by suggesting what that competence means . It means that the native speaker can operate as a grammatical being , that s / he ...
Page 98
... he was concerned with was precisely what it is that the native speaker knows other than linguistic competence . This ... s / he should have immediate access to the culture of which s / he is a member ; part of the cultural behaviour to ...
... he was concerned with was precisely what it is that the native speaker knows other than linguistic competence . This ... s / he should have immediate access to the culture of which s / he is a member ; part of the cultural behaviour to ...
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... s / he has achieved the steady state of being a native speaker in the second language when s / he is prepared to accept the fragility of the knowledge s / he has so carefully acquired . Adulthood as a native speaker is no different from ...
... s / he has achieved the steady state of being a native speaker in the second language when s / he is prepared to accept the fragility of the knowledge s / he has so carefully acquired . Adulthood as a native speaker is no different from ...
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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