LL-L "Language acquisition" 2003.12.11 (05) [E/]

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From: Jacobus Le Grange <legrangej at ananzi.co.za>
Subject: LL-L "Language acquisition" 2003.12.09 (01) [E]

Goeie naand almal,

Ron wrote and I quote in part

"Your English isn't disappearing as your German is improving. It's taking a
rest and is getting a bit stiff in the process. It's just a matter of
working on your retrieval skills. I wouldn't lose any sleep
over it if I were you, just enjoy the process. I take it you have already
noticed that language learning comes with some definite perks: becoming more
acutely aware of "stuff" about your own language, and gaining more insight
into language generally. Believe me: it'll be even easier, more
enjoyable and more rewarding when you learn the next foreign language."

I must agree with him since I found after many years in Zimbabwe that I
developed what South Africans call a "larney" accent in my English. My
Afrikaans (my mother tongue) also has an English sound to it. This causes
hilarity among my numerous cousins who think I am a
"Soutie" or a "rooinek".

My German sounds as if I came from Russia and when I speak Nederlands they
think I come from somewhere in the south of the Nederlands language area.

So I seem to have uncontrolled accents flowing from me - maybe it comes from
being a roving man.
Totsiens almal

John le Grange

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