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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... sentences , selected so as to offer a range of sentences types on what he regards as the continuum of grammaticality . Ross's results , based on the 12 sentences in the Appendix ( he discarded one of the original 13 ) , may be summed up ...
... sentences , selected so as to offer a range of sentences types on what he regards as the continuum of grammaticality . Ross's results , based on the 12 sentences in the Appendix ( he discarded one of the original 13 ) , may be summed up ...
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... sentence acceptance and rejection rate . The results for NS / NNS selection of the four categories for all 12 sentences , ranging from Category 1 ( ' the sentence sounds perfect ' ) to Category 4 ( ' the sentence is absolutely out ...
... sentence acceptance and rejection rate . The results for NS / NNS selection of the four categories for all 12 sentences , ranging from Category 1 ( ' the sentence sounds perfect ' ) to Category 4 ( ' the sentence is absolutely out ...
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... sentences 1 2 3 4 NS NNS 4.9 3.6 1.9 1.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 2.3 the doubt to doubtful sentences . The NNS , however , choose 3s and 4s more frequently . It is they , as a group , who are more conservative , or perhaps here we should say , less ...
... sentences 1 2 3 4 NS NNS 4.9 3.6 1.9 1.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 2.3 the doubt to doubtful sentences . The NNS , however , choose 3s and 4s more frequently . It is they , as a group , who are more conservative , or perhaps here we should say , less ...
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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