tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2881537425149957000..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Quick LearnersKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-75154809834212581182017-08-14T08:46:32.318+01:002017-08-14T08:46:32.318+01:00In most people, linguistic ability declines sharpl...In most people, linguistic ability declines sharply after childhood -- though learning more than one language then helps with learning others later.<br /><br />The main problem is that while children -produce- all possible sounds in their "babbling" stage, they lose the ability to pronounce the ones that aren't reinforced by their caregivers.<br /><br />My mother (alas) didn't teach me Spanish, which she grew up speaking, but I was exposed to it in infancy, and the sounds come more easily to me than they do to most monoglots, I think.S.M. Stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091131550027851275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-16366904888231673732017-08-13T07:15:07.811+01:002017-08-13T07:15:07.811+01:00Kaor, Paul!
And THE REBEL WORLDS includes a passa...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />And THE REBEL WORLDS includes a passage explaining how Flandry and other trained, professional Naval Intelligence agents could learn new languages quickly.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com