Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Psycholinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker -- Chapter 3. Linguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker -- Chapter 4. Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker -- Chapter 5. Lingualism and the Knowledges of the Native Speaker -- Chapter 6. Communicative Competence Aspects of the Native Speaker -- Chapter 7. Intelligibility and the Speech Community -- Chapter 8. Losing One's Language -- Chapter 9. Assessment and Second Language Acquisition Research -- Chapter 10. Conclusion: Who is the Native Speaker? -- Appendix -- References -- Index