LL-L "Language use" 2004.09.07 (03) [E]

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A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
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From: john feather <johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Introduction

Edwin, your posting gave me the impression that you wanted to learn
Mennonite Low German in order to teach your children. I think that the best
educational opinion is still that you shouldn't try to do this, or even
speak to them except in your own mother tongue, until they have a good
command of both languages. You will actually learn Mennonite from them! If
I'm wrong about this I'm sure other people on the list will correct me. I
think it's important for children to be able to communicate with their
grandparents, and it probably helps them if each of their parents can talk
to their in-laws. I feel very sorry for the monolingual parents of a German
friend of mine because her sons refused to try to communicate with them and
she wasn't firm enough about it.

Good luck with all your languages.

John Feather johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk

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