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Do native speakers really exist?
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What makes a native speaker a native speaker? Why do we strive to be like them? Do native speakers even exist? The answers to these questions are a lot more complicated than you might think. Jeremiah and Marina drop some truth bombs in this essential How to Language episode.
Sources:
Canagarajah, S. (1999). Interrogating the 'Native Speaker Fallacy': Non-Linguistic Roots, Non-Pedagogical Results. Link
Cook, V. (2016). Where Is the Native Speaker Now? Link
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