tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113788983305696285.post3011414992603573136..comments2023-08-04T10:41:48.951+03:00Comments on MARY OF ARABIA: The decline and fall of the native speakerMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326667696160380477noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113788983305696285.post-67753478324749839592011-01-25T20:40:57.934+02:002011-01-25T20:40:57.934+02:00Hmm... but what about all the subtler, unconscious...Hmm... but what about all the subtler, unconscious information a native learner has from years of immersion and experiences that a second-language learner wouldn't? You'd have to be an exceptionally fluent (not only in the language but in the culture) learner to have the same wealth of familiarity as a native speaker.the writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877697410705451200noreply@blogger.com