native-speaker

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of native speakers.

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Meanings

adjectivenative-speaker (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf, 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
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APA

native-speaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/native-speaker

MLA

“native-speaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/native-speaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “native-speaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/native-speaker.

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