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non-native-speaker

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

Adjective

non-native-speaker (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of non-native speakers.
    • If native-speaker varieties have been given such scholarly attention, surely non-native-speaker varieties should not be excluded from similar treatment.2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 116

Questions about non-native-speaker

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

Words near non-native-speaker in the dictionary

  1. non-nationals
  2. non-native
  3. non-native speaker
  4. non-native speakers
  5. non-native species
  6. non-native-speaker
  7. non-natives
  8. non-negative
  9. non-negligible
  10. non-negotiable
  11. non-negotiables

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