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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| Title | The native speaker: myth and reality Volume 38 of Bilingual education and bilingualism |
| Author | Alan Davies (Ph. D.) |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Multilingual Matters, 2003 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 15, 2010 |
| ISBN | 185359623X, 9781853596230 |
| Length | 237 pages |
| Subjects | › › Applied linguistics Education / Bilingual Education Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech Native language |
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