native speaker

Definitions

A person who grew up with a particular spoken language as their mother tongue.

Equivalents

Examples

“Native speakers of English get⟳ paid much more than locals in the schools.”

“The differences between acceptable constructions like⟳ "Have⟳ you a book on modern music?" and unacceptable ones like⟳ "Read⟳ you a book on modern music?" need⟳ no Chomskyan signposts for a native speaker[.]”

“In the past, secondary classrooms have⟳ perhaps been seen as largely native speaker environments, but this is certainly no longer the case and secondary teachers are fully aware they need⟳ pedagogies and materials that support⟳ the different language backgrounds and proficiencies of contemporary classrooms.”

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