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native-speaker

native-speaker adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of native speakers.

Adjective

native-speaker (not comparable)

  1. 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.2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 305

Questions about native-speaker

What does native-speaker mean?
Native-speaker means of, relating to, or characteristic of native speakers.
What part of speech is native-speaker?
Native-speaker is an adjective.

Words near native-speaker in the dictionary

  1. native tongues
  2. native wit
  3. native-born
  4. native-borns
  5. native-like
  6. native-speaker
  7. native-speakerism
  8. native-speaking
  9. nativehen
  10. nativehens
  11. nativelike

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