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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Page 167
... variety of English . A non - native variety of a language was , I said , something of a contradiction in terms . ( p . 26 ) He takes issue with Trudgill who , in an earlier publication , had commented that ' non - nativeness does not ...
... variety of English . A non - native variety of a language was , I said , something of a contradiction in terms . ( p . 26 ) He takes issue with Trudgill who , in an earlier publication , had commented that ' non - nativeness does not ...
Page 168
... variety from another , nor about whether a variety of native users ( rather than native speakers ) , maintained by a speech community largely made up of non - monolingual speakers of English whose English has not necessarily been ...
... variety from another , nor about whether a variety of native users ( rather than native speakers ) , maintained by a speech community largely made up of non - monolingual speakers of English whose English has not necessarily been ...
Page 169
... variety which his NVE members speak relates to the norms of their own NVE . This is the post - colonial imperative ... variety ' refers to a perfectly legitimate concept in linguistics as a domain of inquiry . The term ' new variety ' is ...
... variety which his NVE members speak relates to the norms of their own NVE . This is the post - colonial imperative ... variety ' refers to a perfectly legitimate concept in linguistics as a domain of inquiry . The term ' new variety ' is ...
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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