Re: History of French

From: Nathan Sanders (nsanders.DIE.SPAM_at_wso.williams.edu)
Date: 09/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:31:24 GMT

In article <i67pk0lj4gmm8thsa4u4bae4hfmcrk2b2n@4ax.com>,
 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Not so. Immigrants can always find someone who speaks their language.
> It is rare for an immigrant to be the only one from his culture
> emigrating to another country.

But your hypothesis would suggest that such an immigrant (and they do
exist) should learn his surrounding L2 much faster and/or to a better
degree of competence, since he has more motivation.

This is patently false.

> There's no difference in the brain.

Between children and adults? Prove it.

Nathan 

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Nathan Sanders
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Williamstown, MA 01267

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