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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... English such a speaker is a native speaker of ( see Chapter 8 ) . The native - speaker question appears to be different this time because I am not dealing here with a situation in which English is being used as a first language in the ...
... English such a speaker is a native speaker of ( see Chapter 8 ) . The native - speaker question appears to be different this time because I am not dealing here with a situation in which English is being used as a first language in the ...
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... speakers of Singaporean English to identify with it , to claim that they are native speakers of it and also to become perhaps a little more accommodating towards it themselves . They will , in other words , move their own speech in some ...
... speakers of Singaporean English to identify with it , to claim that they are native speakers of it and also to become perhaps a little more accommodating towards it themselves . They will , in other words , move their own speech in some ...
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... English in India or Indian English , it made less eminent sense to speak of ... speakers ' ( Trudgill , 1995 ) . Trudgill's text shows that ' everyone who ... speakers but what does that have to do with the fact that Trudgill is a native ...
... English in India or Indian English , it made less eminent sense to speak of ... speakers ' ( Trudgill , 1995 ) . Trudgill's text shows that ' everyone who ... speakers but what does that have to do with the fact that Trudgill is a native ...
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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