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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... language use . The position taken up by communicative competence is that knowing what to say is never enough ; it is ... Second language , foreign language and bilingual The topics second and foreign language are also relevant to our con ...
... language use . The position taken up by communicative competence is that knowing what to say is never enough ; it is ... Second language , foreign language and bilingual The topics second and foreign language are also relevant to our con ...
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... second language is that it indicates a command which is less than that of the first language , but stronger than that of the foreign language . Foreign languages then seem to be acquired in order to interact with foreigners , that is ...
... second language is that it indicates a command which is less than that of the first language , but stronger than that of the foreign language . Foreign languages then seem to be acquired in order to interact with foreigners , that is ...
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... second language acquisition . Second Language Research 13 , 116-37 . Bialystok , E. ( 1998 ) Coming of age in applied linguistics . Language Learning 48 ( 4 ) , 497-518 . Birdsong , D. ( 1992 ) Ultimate attainment in second language ...
... second language acquisition . Second Language Research 13 , 116-37 . Bialystok , E. ( 1998 ) Coming of age in applied linguistics . Language Learning 48 ( 4 ) , 497-518 . Birdsong , D. ( 1992 ) Ultimate attainment in second language ...
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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