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?.
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