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antonym of native speaker: someone who has another native tongue then the language being used
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native speaker — n someone who has learned a particular language as their first language, rather than as a foreign language →non native speaker ▪ For the spoken language, students are taught by native speakers. native speaker of ▪ a native speaker of English … Dictionary of contemporary English
Non-native pronunciations of English — result from the common linguistic phenomenon in which non native users of any language tend to carry the intonation, phonological processes and pronunciation rules from their mother tongue into their English speech. They may also create… … Wikipedia
non-native — adj. Non native is used with these nouns: ↑speaker, ↑species … Collocations dictionary
non-native — adjective 1》 not native to a particular place. 2》 (of a speaker) not having spoken the language in question from earliest childhood … English new terms dictionary
Native — The term native can have many different social and political connotations in different contexts. In some cases it is a neutral, descriptive term, for example, when stating that one is a native of a particular city or that a certain language is… … Wikipedia
speaker — noun 1 person who makes a speech ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant (esp. BrE), good, great ▪ featured (esp. AmE), keynote, main, principal ▪ … Collocations dictionary
native — 01. Europeans began to settle this country about 500 years ago, but the [native] people have been here for thousands of years. 02. I would like to be able to speak Portuguese like a [native] speaker. 03. The [native] people of the Andean… … Grammatical examples in English
native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, Aboriginal American, or First Nation… … Universalium
Native Indonesians — Pribumi Total population 230 million (2006 estimation)[1] Reg … Wikipedia
Native American — Indian (def. 1). Usage. See Indian, Eskimo. * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, Aboriginal A … Universalium
