Native Speakers and Native Users: Loss and Gain

by Alan Davies

Book Overview

'Native speakers' and 'native users' are terms traditionally used to differentiate between speakers who have acquired a language from birth and speakers who have learnt a second language. This book highlights the problems associated with making such a clear cut distinction. By analysing a range of literature, language uses and proficiency tests, Davies argues that there is no significant difference between native speakers and native users, and emphasises...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108790631
• ISBN13: 9781108790635
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"