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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Psycholinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker | 25 |
Linguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker | 40 |
Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker | 52 |
Lingualism and the Knowledges of the Native Speaker | 77 |
Communicative Competence Aspects of the Native Speaker | 97 |
Intelligibility and the Speech Community | 118 |
Losing Ones Language | 151 |
Assessment and Second Language Acquisition Research | 171 |
Conclusion Who is the Native Speaker? | 198 |
Appendix | 216 |
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