The native speaker : myth and reality /
Linguists, 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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Clevedon ; Buffalo :
Multilingual Matters,
2003
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Bilingual education and bilingualism ;
38. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Psycholinguistic aspects of the native speaker
- Linguistic aspects of the native speaker
- Sociolinguistic aspects of the native speaker
- Lingualism and the knowledges of the native speaker
- Communicative aspects of the native speaker
- Intelligibility and the speech community
- Losing one's language
- Assessment and second language acquisition research
- Conclusion: who is the native speaker?
