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LOCUTEUR ORIGINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-12-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language Teaching
- Education (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- native-born speaker
1, record 1, English, native%2Dborn%20speaker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- native speaker 2, record 1, English, native%20speaker
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
With reference to a given language, any person whose native language that language is. 3, record 1, English, - native%2Dborn%20speaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Learn to speak a foreign language fluently on your own and at your own pace with what are considered the finest in-depth courses available. ... A typical course ... includes an album of 10 to 12 audio cassettes (10 to 18 hours), recorded by native-born speakers, plus a 250-page textbook. 1, record 1, English, - native%2Dborn%20speaker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Enseignement des langues
- Pédagogie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- locuteur natif
1, record 1, French, locuteur%20natif
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- locuteur indigène 2, record 1, French, locuteur%20indig%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
- locuteur d'origine 3, record 1, French, locuteur%20d%27origine
masculine noun
- locuteur originel 4, record 1, French, locuteur%20originel
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sujet parlant qui, ayant intériorisé les règles de grammaire de sa langue maternelle, peut porter sur les énoncés émis des jugements de grammaticalité, de synonymie et de paraphrase. 5, record 1, French, - locuteur%20natif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Personne qui parle sa langue maternelle et peut porter sur ses phrases un jugement de «grammaticalité». 6, record 1, French, - locuteur%20natif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le locuteur natif est le sujet parlant sa langue maternelle, considéré comme ayant intériorisé les règles de grammaire de sa langue. 7, record 1, French, - locuteur%20natif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
locuteur natif : anglicisme d'après le Petit Robert 1993, p. 1297. 8, record 1, French, - locuteur%20natif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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