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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
eBook, English, ©2003
Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, ©2003
1 online resource (x, 237 pages)
9781853596247, 9781853596230, 9781853596223, 9781280828126, 9786610828128, 1853596248, 185359623X, 1853596221, 1280828129, 6610828121
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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?
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English