Hatunen wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:55:21 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David
> Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >Martin wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:22:25 -0700, Hatunen wrote:
> >[]
> >> >Those who have spent any time in bilingual neighborhoods have no
> >> >doubt that children learn both languages with considerable ease.
> >> >Or who spend any amount of time in the schools of such
> >> >neighborhoods.
> >>
> >> even more than two languages given the right circumstances.
> >
> >Plenty of them about too- I know quite a few couples who live in the UK,
> >but don't speak English as their native language, and don't speak the
> >same language as each other. Their kids are tri-lingual, and it's not
> >seen as remarkable, just exactly what you'd expect.
>
> Interestingly, the same effects seem to happen when children can
> hear but their parents can't, with sign language as the alternate
> language for the child.
It's interesting, but not remarkable. Young children pick up things
quickly, as we all seem to agree. Well, apart from one! :)
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