What does native-speaker mean?
Native-speaker means (linguistics) Of, relating to, or characteristic of native speakers..
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(linguistics) Of, relating to, or characteristic of native speakers..
Nevertheless, a certain amount of schizophrenia pertains to the study of World Englishes as New Englishes, for while new Englishes are regarded as valid varieties in their own right, the description and delineation of them in linguistic terms is conducted through the gaze of native-speaker norms.
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Native-speaker means (linguistics) Of, relating to, or characteristic of native speakers..
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Nevertheless, a certain amount of schizophrenia pertains to the study of World Englishes as New Englishes, for while new Englishes are regarded as valid varieties in their own right, the description and delineation of them in linguistic terms is conducted through the gaze of native-speaker norms.
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