Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

native-speaker

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: na-tive-s-peak-er
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of native speakers.

Example Sentences

"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."

Questions

What does native-speaker mean?: Of, relating to, or characteristic of native speakers.

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