TY - BOOK ID - 52198230 TI - Native speakers and native users : loss and gain PY - 2013 SN - 9780521119276 0521119278 9781139022316 9781461936732 146193673X 1139022318 9781107290013 1107290015 9781107291065 1107291062 1139889893 1107289351 1107288967 1107293855 1107292786 1299772919 1108790631 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Applied linguistics. KW - English language KW - Fluency (Language learning). KW - Native language and education. KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers. KW - Fluency (Language learning) KW - Native language and education KW - Applied linguistics KW - Foreign speakers KW - Linguistics KW - EFL (Language study) KW - English as a foreign language KW - English as a second language KW - English to speakers of other languages KW - ESL (Language study) KW - ESOL (Language study) KW - Teaching English as a second language KW - TEFL (Language study) KW - TESL (Language study) KW - Native language KW - Education KW - Language and education KW - Language and languages KW - Foreign students KW - Use in schools KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Language & Linguistics KW - Germanic languages KW - Study and teaching&delete& KW - E-books KW - English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:52198230 AB - '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 the importance of the Standard Language. Whilst individual native speakers may vary considerably, the academic construct of the native speaker is isomorphic with the Standard Language which is available to both native speakers and native users through education. In this book, Davies explores the 'native user', as a second language speaker who uses language with 'native speaker' competence. This book will be of significant interest to students and researchers working in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics. ER -