The Native Speaker
eBook - PDF

The Native Speaker

Myth and Reality

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Native Speaker

Myth and Reality

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Chapter 1 Introduction
  4. Chapter 2 Psycholinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker
  5. Chapter 3 Linguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker
  6. Chapter 4 Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker
  7. Chapter 5 Lingualism and the Knowledges of the Native Speaker
  8. Chapter 6 Communicative Competence Aspects of the Native Speaker
  9. Chapter 7 Intelligibility and the Speech Community
  10. Chapter 8 Losing One’s Language
  11. Chapter 9 Assessment and Second Language Acquisition Research
  12. Chapter 10 Conclusion: Who is the Native Speaker?
  13. Appendix
  14. References
  15. Index