The Native Speaker is Dead!
Author: Thomas M. Paikeday
Publisher: Mississauga, Ont. : Paikeday Pub.
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
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Native Speaker
Author: Chang-rae Lee
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1996-03-01
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13: 1573225312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKONE OF THE ATLANTIC’S GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS The debut novel from critically acclaimed and New York Times–bestselling author of On Such a Full Sea and My Year Abroad. In Native Speaker, author Chang-rae Lee introduces readers to Henry Park. Park has spent his entire life trying to become a true American—a native speaker. But even as the essence of his adopted country continues to elude him, his Korean heritage seems to drift further and further away. Park's harsh Korean upbringing has taught him to hide his emotions, to remember everything he learns, and most of all to feel an overwhelming sense of alienation. In other words, it has shaped him as a natural spy. But the very attributes that help him to excel in his profession put a strain on his marriage to his American wife and stand in the way of his coming to terms with his young son's death. When he is assigned to spy on a rising Korean-American politician, his very identity is tested, and he must figure out who he is amid not only the conflicts within himself but also within the ethnic and political tensions of the New York City streets. Native Speaker is a story of cultural alienation. It is about fathers and sons, about the desire to connect with the world rather than stand apart from it, about loyalty and betrayal, about the alien in all of us and who we finally are.
A Festschrift for Native Speaker
Author: Florian Coulmas
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2017-12-04
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 3110822873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLanguage Death
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-04-29
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780521012713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6,000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, 'Why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact. This 2002 book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the decline and demise of particular languages, and practical advice for anyone interested in pursuing the subject further.
The Native Speaker in Applied Linguistics
Author: Alan Davies
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13:
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Author: Alan Davies
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781853596223
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLinguists, applied linguists and language teachers all appeal to the native speaker as an important reference point. But what exactly (who exactly?) is the native speaker? This book examines the native speaker from different points of view, arguing that the native speaker is both myth and reality.
Introducing Global Englishes
Author: Nicola Galloway
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-01-09
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1317560698
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroducing Global Englishes provides comprehensive coverage of relevant research in the fields of World Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, and English as an International Language. The book introduces students to the current sociolinguistic uses of the English language, using a range of engaging and accessible examples from newspapers (Observer, Independent, Wall Street Journal), advertisements, and television shows. The book: Explains key concepts connected to the historical and contemporary spread of English. Explores the social, economic, educational, and political implications of English’s rise as a world language. Includes comprehensive classroom-based activities, case studies, research tasks, assessment prompts, and extensive online resources. Introducing Global Englishes is essential reading for students coming to this subject for the first time.
Language Death
Author: Nancy C. Dorian
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2016-11-11
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1512815586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
The Changing Face of the “Native Speaker”
Author: Nikolay Slavkov
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2021-11-22
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1501512358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe notion of the native speaker and its undertones of ultimate language competence, language ownership and social status has been problematized by various researchers, arguing that the ensuing monolingual norms and assumptions are flawed or inequitable in a global super-diverse world. However, such norms are still ubiquitous in educational, institutional and social settings, in political structures and in research paradigms. This collection offers voices from various contexts and corners of the world and further challenges the native speaker construct adopting poststructuralist and postcolonial perspectives. It includes conceptual, methodological, educational and practice-oriented contributions. Topics span language minorities, intercomprehension, plurilingualism and pluriculturalism, translanguaging, teacher education, new speakers, language background profiling, heritage languages, and learner identity, among others. Collectively, the authors paint the portrait of the "changing face of the native speaker" while also strengthening a new global agenda in multilingualism and social justice. These diverse and interconnected contributions are meant to inspire researchers, university students, educators, policy makers and beyond.
The Handbook of Applied Linguistics
Author: Alan Davies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008-04-15
Total Pages: 888
ISBN-13: 0470756756
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Handbook of Applied Linguistics is a collection of newly commissioned articles that provide a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the field of Applied Linguistics. Provides a comprehensive and current picture of the field of Applied Linguistics. Contains 32 newly commissioned articles that examine both the applications of linguistics to language data and the use of real world language to ameliorate social problems. Valuable resource for students and researchers in applied linguistics, language teaching, and second language acquisition. Presents applied linguistics as an independent discipline that unifies practical experience and theoretical understanding of language development and language in use.
