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I realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because I'm born and raised in Los Angeles. I speak Spanish, but I don't speak perfect Spanish, not like a native speaker.
America Ferrera

Meaning of "native speaker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NATIVE SPEAKER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NATIVE SPEAKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Native speaker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NATIVE SPEAKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

native speaker

First language

A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity. In some countries, the terms native language or mother tongue refer to the language of one's ethnic group rather than one's first language. Children brought up speaking more than one language can have more than one native language, and be bilingual. By contrast, a second language is any language that one speaks other than one's first language.

Definition of native speaker in the English dictionary

The definition of native speaker in the dictionary is a person having a specified native language.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NATIVE SPEAKER

native
Native American
native bear
native bush
native cat
native companion
native country
native dog
native frangipani
native language
native oak
native peach
Native States
native tongue
native-born
natively
nativeness
nativism
nativist
nativistic

WORDS THAT END LIKE NATIVE SPEAKER

backbreaker
ballbreaker
beaker
breaker
circuit breaker
contact breaker
dealbreaker
English speaker
German speaker
heartbreaker
icebreaker
jailbreaker
keynote speaker
loudspeaker
maker
public speaker
sneaker
speaker
streaker
tweaker
Windbreaker

Synonyms and antonyms of native speaker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «native speaker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NATIVE SPEAKER

Find out the translation of native speaker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of native speaker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «native speaker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

说本族语的人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hablante nativo
570 millions of speakers

English

native speaker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देशी वक्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتَحَدِّثٌ بِاللُّغَةِ الُأمّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

носитель языка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falante de língua materna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থানীয় বক্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

locuteur natif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

penceramah asli
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Muttersprachler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

母国語とする人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원어민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Native speaker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bản ngữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொந்த பேச்சாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थानिक भाषा बोलणारे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yerli konuşmacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

madrelingua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rodzimy użytkownik języka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

носій мови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vorbitor nativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτός που μιλά τη μητρική του γλώσσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moedertaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

person med visst språk som modersmål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

morsmålsbruker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of native speaker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NATIVE SPEAKER»

The term «native speaker» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.850 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NATIVE SPEAKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about native speaker

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QUOTES WITH «NATIVE SPEAKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word native speaker.
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America Ferrera
I realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because I'm born and raised in Los Angeles. I speak Spanish, but I don't speak perfect Spanish, not like a native speaker.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NATIVE SPEAKER»

Discover the use of native speaker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to native speaker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Native Speaker
The debut novel from critically-acclaimed and New York Times–bestselling author Chang-rae Lee. In Native Speaker, author Chang-rae Lee introduces readers to Henry Park.
Chang-rae Lee, 1996
2
Native Speaker
Henry Park, a Korean-American private spy, is challenged by a new assignment to investigate a rising politician, but the secrets he uncovers threaten his cultural identity and his relationship with his wife.
Chang-rae Lee, 2002
3
The Native Speaker: Myth and Reality
But what exactly (who exactly?) is the native speaker? This book examines the native speaker from different points of view, arguing that the native speaker is both myth and reality.
Alan Davies, 2003
4
The Native Speaker Concept: Ethnographic Investigations of ...
The volume forges a new look at the "native speaker" by situating him/her in wider sociopolitical contexts.
Neriko Musha Doerr, 2009
5
The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker
Reminiscent of the work of James Baldwin and its unwavering honesty, The Accidental Asian introduces a powerful and elegant voice into the discussion of what it means to be an American. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Eric Liu, 2007
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Let's speak Business English: a guidebook for the non-native ...
Here's a great guide to American business language and practices for business people who speak English as a second language.
Linda Cypres, 1999
7
Mother Tongues and Nations: The Invention of the Native Speaker
The series considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages.
Thomas Paul Bonfiglio, 2010
8
The native speaker: multilingual perspectives
This volume will generate a serious debate regarding the origins and identity of the native speaker. Academics and practitioners of linguistics, sociolinguistics, sociology, and psycholinguistics will find this book of interest.
Rajendra Singh, 1998
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The Emergence of the English Native Speaker: A Chapter in ...
The volume reconstructs the coming-into-being of the English native speaker in the second half of the nineteenth century in order to probe into the origins of the problems surrounding the concept today.
Stephanie Hackert, 2012
10
Japanese Beyond Words: How to Walk and Talk Like a Native ...
Japanese Beyond Words was written to fill this gap, giving you the tools you need to effectively communicate in Japanese, with the Japanese.
Andrew Horvat, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NATIVE SPEAKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term native speaker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Digitized, Searchable Archives Help Revive 'Sleeping' Languages
Myaamia's last native speaker died in the mid-twentieth century. Baldwin and others have been laboring since 1988 to regain a working ... «Smithsonian Science News, Jul 15»
2
Killer looks and camera define the Z9 Mini
We encountered a fair few dialog boxes featuring 'pidgin' English that read like it was written by a non-native speaker. This detracts from the ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
3
Man speaks no French, wins French Scrabble title
This is not the first time a non-native speaker won a Scrabble tournament in a foreign language: The game only requires vocabulary and ... «Junior College, Jul 15»
4
Ancient DNA link connects Australians, South Americans
... but still distinctive – an example can be found in a Spanish documentary on Cristina Calderon, the last living native speaker of Yagan, which ... «The New Daily, Jul 15»
5
The new French-language Scrabble champion doesn't speak French
This is not the first time a non-native speaker won a Scrabble tournament in a foreign language: The game only requires vocabulary and ... «WVXU, Jul 15»
6
Language consultation exercise
To suggest the council has been deciding issues without following conventional linguistic trends or native speaker tendencies, or even public ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
7
The Cross-Border Series Part 2: Establishing A Search Marketing …
The best way to translate is to work with a native speaker, as this helps prevent the language, dialect and cultural nuanced artifacts that come ... «Search Engine Land, Jul 15»
8
German court rules controversial child care subsidy unlawful
... the subsidy, reinforcing the experts' fears that it would discourage children from those families to learn German to native speaker level. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
9
Huffington Post's Chinese editor its first move into China
The Huffington Post is looking for a native speaker of Mandarin who is fluent in English, familiar with Chinese social media platforms, ... «WantChinaTimes, Jul 15»
10
Fresh Off the Boat to Grad School
You have told Qingling to ask a native speaker to clean up her thesis proposal or else she might not pass that qualifying exam. Clearly, there is ... «Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Jul 15»

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