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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... words and monitor . Ratings by ESL teachers showed native speaker input to be twice as good as learner input . In quality , native speaker input was about one - third as ' faulty ' as learner input The native speakers did not use the ...
... words and monitor . Ratings by ESL teachers showed native speaker input to be twice as good as learner input . In quality , native speaker input was about one - third as ' faulty ' as learner input The native speakers did not use the ...
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... word / syllable articulation More careful pronunciation Heavier stress Increased volume on key words Lexis Restricted vocabulary size Difficult items replaced with more frequently occurring items Fewer pro- forms Repetition of words Use ...
... word / syllable articulation More careful pronunciation Heavier stress Increased volume on key words Lexis Restricted vocabulary size Difficult items replaced with more frequently occurring items Fewer pro- forms Repetition of words Use ...
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... words it must belong to some other dialect . Even if in my idiolect ' term starts again on Monday already ' is not possible , I recognise that it is possible in some idiolects of English . Third , the native speaker knows that a new word ...
... words it must belong to some other dialect . Even if in my idiolect ' term starts again on Monday already ' is not possible , I recognise that it is possible in some idiolects of English . Third , the native speaker knows that a new word ...
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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