2007-01-17 02:04:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
what if someone who grew up speaking another language gets a higher score on the SAT verbal than the majority of American kids ? Is he still a non-native speaker?
2007-01-17 02:18:29 · update #1
my chinese proficiency test result indicates that I have the native speaker fluency in chinese. So am I a native speaker of Chinese even though I didn't grow up speaking this language?
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/11/03/2003278504/
2007-01-17 02:26:31 · update #2
Am I a native speaker of English?
2007-01-17 05:03:22 · update #3
Is it possible for a non-native language speaker to be a native speaker? The answer is... No. Only natives can be native speakers. Consider also that a 'native language' is also one's first language. It is possible, however, for one to learn to speak a language "like a native," and even better than some natives. Of course, a non-native living among natives for all or most of his/her life can learn to speak like a native. Again, some people are linguistic geniuses and can master multiple languages 'like natives.' The difference being that the non-native will 'miss' the slang, fine distinctions and turn of phrases that one has to be an insider to catch.
I hope that helped.
H
2007-01-17 03:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are not a native speaker of a particular language then you cannot become a native speaker of it. You can become fluent in the language and speak it just as well as the native speakers, but you are still not called a native speaker.
2007-01-17 10:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by undir 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, by definition a native speaker is one that grew up speaking the language. I'm not sure if this would apply to a child who grew up bi-lingual - i.e. whether they would be considered a native speaker or not.
2007-01-17 10:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Native speaker" in linguistic terms means to have learned this language as your very first with your mother/main carer. Usually you have only one native language, and even if you lose the ability to speak it fluently, it is still your native language.
I am one of the few people who have 2 native languages, my mother was an Irishwoman and spoke English to me, but she lived with my German father in his country, so my carers from that side would speak a German dialect to me at the same time.
2007-01-17 11:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by haggesitze 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't your question give you the answer? How can a non-native be a native? How can a non-native language speaker be a native language speaker?
2007-01-17 10:17:08 · answer #5 · answered by quietwalker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I shouldn't think so, since "native" comes from the Latin word meaning "born," and if one isn't born into a culture that speaks a particular language one must learn it.
2007-01-17 10:08:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
really no..
but some1 could speak a language fluently
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2007-01-17 10:12:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree, no...But you could fake it well. :)
2007-01-17 10:12:02 · answer #8 · answered by Spontaneous Combustion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not possible
2007-01-17 10:20:43 · answer #9 · answered by wendy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋