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Direct linkSewell, Andrew – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2013
A central issue in language testing is the choice of norms, and the need to reconcile notions of "standard" English with local language norms and features. Data from studies of international intelligibility indicate that some features of "standard" language descriptions, based on native-speaker language use, are not essential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Language Tests, English (Second Language)
Davies, Alan – 2003
This book presents a range of views on the concept of the native speaker, considering psycholinguistic, linguistic, and sociolinguistic aspects. It examines the Critical Period Hypothesis; the role of the standard language; the kinds of knowledge (metalinguistic, discriminating, communicational, and skills) that the native speaker possesses; and…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Maintenance, Language Proficiency
