基本説明
Brings together a range of views on the concept of the native speaker including psycholinguistic, linguistic and sociolinguistic aspects. Concludes that all characteristic of the native speaker (except early childhood exposure) are contingent.
Full Description
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.
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Psycholinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker
3 Linguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker
4 Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker
5 Lingualism and the Knowledges of the Native Speaker
6 Communicative Competence Aspects of the Native Speaker
7 Intelligibility and the Speech Community
8 Losing One's Language
9 Assessment and Second Language Acquisition Research
10 Conclusion: Who is the Native Speaker?
Appendix
References
Index