The native speaker : myth and reality /
Alan Davies
- [2nd ed.]
- Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, 2003
- x, 237 p. ; 21 cm.
- Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 38 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index
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?