Davies, Alan

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?

185359623X (hbk) RM289.48

2002-014538


Native language
Applied linguistics