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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNative-speakerism
/ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈspiː.kɚ.ɪ.zəm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An ideology in English language teaching that 'native speakers' represent a 'Western culture' model and are inherently superior teachers and models for international students compared to proficient non-native speakers.
"Many modern linguistics departments actively work to dismantle native-speakerism in their hiring practices." - 2
The uncritical assumption that a native speaker's intuition on linguistic usage is always the ultimate standard of correctness.
"His argument relied heavily on native-speakerism, ignoring how the language functions dynamically in global lingua franca contexts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in applied linguistics in the late 20th century, combining 'native speaker' (from Latin 'nativus' and Germanic roots) with the ideological suffix '-ism'. It emerged primarily in language teaching discourse to describe pervasive prejudices and preferential treatment favoring native over non-native language instructors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Native-speakerism" is said worldwide
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nativisme linguistique
Transliteration: na.ti.vism lɛ̃.ɡɥis.tik
"Le nativisme linguistique pénalise souvent les enseignants compétents."
Native-Speakerismus
Transliteration: neːtɪv ˈspiːkəʁɪsmʊs
"Native-Speakerismus ist im modernen Fremdsprachenunterricht umstritten."
giudizio di parlante nativo
Transliteration: dʒuˈdittsjo di parˈlante naˈtiːvo
"Il giudizio di parlante nativo non dovrebbe essere l'unico standard di competenza."
nativismo de hablante nativo
Transliteration: na.tiˈβis.mo de aˈβlan.te naˈti.βo
"El nativismo afecta las oportunidades laborales de los profesores bilingües."
nativismo de falante nativo
Transliteration: na.tʃiˈviz.mu dʒi faˈlɐ̃.tʃi naˈtʃi.vu
"O nativismo de falante nativo é criticado na linguística aplicada."
मूल वक्ता वाद
Transliteration: mool vakta vaad
"भाषा शिक्षण में मूल वक्ता वाद को एक पूर्वाग्रह माना जाता है।"
母语者至上主义
Transliteration: mǔyǔzhě zhìshàng zhǔyì
"我们应该克服英语教学中的母语者至上主义。"
원어민 중심주의
Transliteration: woneomin jungsimjuui
"원어민 중심주의는 제2언어 교육에서 해결해야 할 문제이다."
ネイティブスピーカー至上主義
Transliteration: neitibu supīkā shijō shugi
"英語教育においてネイティブスピーカー至上主義の見直しが進んでいる。"
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