LL-L "Language acquisition" 2005.09.15 (01) [E]

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From: Isaac M. Davis <isaacmacdonalddavis at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language acquisition" 2005.09.14 (06) [E/S]


Heather wrote:

> Similarly my Welsh speaking friend who found it almost impossible to speak
> Welsh with me because
> "When I look at Heather, I think in English"

My best friend, who's Albanian, used to have this problem with me. However, 
I've managed to break down this barrier. I've been learning Albanian, 
somewhat haphazardly, and whenever I'm over at his house, I speak as much as 
I can to his grandmother, who's monolingual, and I say things like 'hello', 
'how are you', 'thank you' to him and his mother. And now, when he sneezes 
and I say "Bless you," he says "Shnat paq" (I'm reasonably sure that's how 
you write it, though it's not in the online dictionary). Even his mother, 
who is almost insistent on speaking English to me no matter what I speak to 
her (Me: "Mirupafshim!" Her: "Goodbye!"), has actually responded in Albanian 
a few times. It's one of those things that can be difficult when you're 
learning a language, but if you're persistent, it will go away.

Isaac M. Davis

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