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So a cursory google search shows this definition of “native speaker” in several places: “a person who has spoken the language in question from earliest childho
by anbende 5y ago
So a cursory google search shows this definition of “native speaker” in several places:
“a person who has spoken the language in question from earliest childhood”
And this makes sense, because “native” as an adjective means:
“associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth”
So native speaker literally means a speaker by birth. Where are you getting the “fluent only by immersion” definition?
Are you instead talking about “native fluency,” which is typically used to mean fluency at the level of a native speaker, which is technically achievable by anyone (though realistically impossible after a certain age)?
- Izkata 5y agoThe speed you replied, I think you might have missed the second paragraph I edited in (a habit I have of posting the comment, rereading it outside the edit box, then adding clarification). The edit should make it clear I'm not talking about native fluency.
- twic 5y agoI don't think your second paragraph ("So native speakers ...") changes the meaning. And, FWIW, i also disagree - i think that a native speaker is someone who grew up speaking that language with everyone around them.