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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... second - language acquisition as Caretaker Talk does in first - language acquisition . Gass and Varonis ( 1985 ) ... learners with regard to ultimate attainment : these are attention to form and language aptitude . They maintain : even if ...
... second - language acquisition as Caretaker Talk does in first - language acquisition . Gass and Varonis ( 1985 ) ... learners with regard to ultimate attainment : these are attention to form and language aptitude . They maintain : even if ...
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... learners ' chances of attaining native norms ' ( p . 742 ) . Birdsong's challenge to the view that ultimate attainment ( native- speaker ability ) is not possible for exceptional second - language learners has been supported by ...
... learners ' chances of attaining native norms ' ( p . 742 ) . Birdsong's challenge to the view that ultimate attainment ( native- speaker ability ) is not possible for exceptional second - language learners has been supported by ...
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... acquisition : No , the second - language learner , by our own definition , does not acquire the target language in early childhood . As I have noted , if s / he does then s / he is a native speaker of both L1 and the target language ...
... acquisition : No , the second - language learner , by our own definition , does not acquire the target language in early childhood . As I have noted , if s / he does then s / he is a native speaker of both L1 and the target 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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