LL-L "Language acquisition" 2006.05.07 (01) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 07 May 2006 * Volume 01
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From: Pat Reynolds <pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties"

Dear All,

I've seen it reported in a couple of places (and can dig out the
references if anyone's interested), plus had it confirmed anecdotally,
that learners of Dutch are told that it is a 'difficult' language to
acquire as an additional language.

My learning on additional language acquisition was a _long_ time ago,
and I certainly haven't been keeping up with the literature.

Would anyone who _has_ been keeping up with the literature be able to
point me at anything useful?  I am particularly interested in seeing if
'difficulty' has been examined, and, assuming that the Dutch people are
talking about people who speak other European languages, whether Dutch
actually _is_ more 'difficult'.

(I am, by the way, interested in the language as opposed to the social
setting : it is much easier to learn French in rural Belgium than it is
in urban France).

Best wishes,

Pat
-- 
Pat Reynolds
pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk
   "It might look a bit messy now, 
                    but just you come back in 500 years time" 
   (T. Pratchett)

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