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A textbook called Grammatical Theory by Stefan Müller just came out, and man, he's dropping some truth bombs!

Furthermore, the claim that first language acquisition is effortless and rapid when compared to second language acquisition is a myth as has been shown by estimations by Klein (1986: 9): if we assume that children hear linguistic utterances for five hours a day (as a conservative estimate), then in the first five years of their lives, they have 9100 hours of linguistic training. But at the age of five, they have still not acquired all complex constructions. In comparison, second-language learners, assuming the necessary motivation, can learn the grammar of a language rather well in a six-week crash course with twelve hours a day (500 hours in total).

And then...

In Chapter 13, it was shown that all the evidence that has previously been brought forward in favor of innate linguistic knowledge is in fact controversial. In some cases, the facts are irrelevant to the discussion and in other cases, they could be explained in other ways. Sometimes, the chains of argumentation are not logically sound or the premises are not supported. In other cases, the argumentation is circular. As a result, the question of whether is innate linguistic knowledge remains unanswered. All theories that presuppose the existence of this kind of knowledge are making very strong assumptions.

In short: Human linguistic abilities aren't magic, and children aren't elves.

In meme form:

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when you say "chat" isnt a pronoun, what makes it not a pronoun?

as in like, what is required (at least in english) for a word to count as a pronoun?

also ive heard some people say that "chat" (and similar words like "bro" or "sis") is a form of address, what do you think about that?

i could accept it as a form of address.

a pronoun has to be substituting for a noun or noun phrase. they also typically have an antecedent requirement, where that noun or NP is explicitly stated and establishes what the pronoun is referring to. "chat" in itself can act as that antecedent and be subsequently replaced by a pronoun. i could say, "chat is acting up. what do they think?" and be referring to the same group (namely, the chat); that's a functionally equivalent construction to "sis is acting up. what does she think?" in terms of noun (chat/sis) > pronoun (they/she).

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Writing a diary in your target language is not only good for you because of the direct effect on your language skills but because I believe that if I saw someone writing in a little notebook in Russian in public i would beg desperately for them to be my friend and i make an absolute killer of a cinnamon roll you know so you should actively be seeking my friendship as we speak it's only logical

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The idea of english as a mother tongue is so strange to me, in my head english is how ppl communicate when there's no way in common to communicate, so english as a mother tongue sounds a bit like idk email as a mother tongue ykwim? Like english to me feels like the stuff that's used to fill the empty spaces between languages

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One perk of learning a new language is spicing up rewatching of your favourite series in another language (it's also a great way to practice listening).

Currently watching ATLA (animated series) in Dutch.

Can't wait to hear the secret tunnel song, so far my favourite version is the Polish one.

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as a welsh person i want you all to accept that W is a vowel because honestly it makes pronouncing acronyms so much easier. wlw becomes ‘ooloo’, wjec becomes ‘oojeck’, love yourselves and stop giving us shit when we tell you welsh has 7 vowels. english actually has 15 vowel sounds but because y’all only use 5 letters you have to rely on a spelling system devised by satan

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my English teacher: I hope this video motivated you to start a new language!

me, who is learning ten languages simultaniously and has no free time because of it: I hope it didn't

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she's a hero. she should dump her west brit "friends" and become friends with me instead

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Massive archive of a newspaper written specifically for Yiddish learners! Glosses at the bottom of the page for more difficult words and grammar

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I’m an open book, but written in a cryptic dead language.

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I recognize this story from Korean Stories for Language Learners by Julie Damon & EunSun You!

The book is great, it has 42 stories + audio available for free online (from the Tuttle publishing company website)

한국 전래동화에 나오는 어회와 문법 ! - Vocabulary and grammar in traditional Korean fairytales !

English Translation:

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Vocabulary:

옛날 - Olden days

옛날에 - Once upon a time

어머니/엄마 - Mum

그녀 - She/Her

돈 - Money

아들 - Son

딸 - Daughter

함께 - Together

숲 - Forest

어느 - Which

날 - Day

호랑이 - Tiger

떡 - Rice cake

더욱 더 - More and more

많이/많은 - Many/A lot

그 - He/Him

아이 - Kid/Child

아이들 - Kids/Children

옷 - Clothes

집 - House

꼬리 - Tail

밖 - Outside

나무 - Tree

꼭대기 - The top

하늘 - Sky

줄 - Rope

바닥 - Floor

오늘 - Today

해 - Sun

달 - Moon

Grammar - Verbs:

있다 - To exist

없다 - To not exist

살다 - To live

나타나다 - To appear

달다 - To ask/To request (In this context)

주다 - To give

원하다 - To want/To wish/To desire

먹다 - To eat

가다 - To go

가리다 - To cover

보다 - To see

도망가다 - To run away

올라가다 - To go up

자르다 - To cut

기도를 하다 - To pray

내리다 - To get off

떨어지다 - To fall

된다 - To become

Grammar - Sentence Forms:

라고 하다 - For indirect quotations

지다 - To become

도 - Too/Also/As well as

고 싶다 - To want

지 않다 - Is not

려고 - To intend to

시도하다 - To attempt to

Grammar - Connectives:

과 - And/With (With 받침)

하지만 - But

그래서 - So

그러나 - But/However

하고 (고) - And/With

Grammar - Markers/Particles:

에 - To/At (Location and time marker)

가 - Subject particle

는 - Topic particle

이 - Subject particle (With 받침)

에서 - At/In/On/From (Location marker)

에게 - To/For

을 - Object particle (With 받침)

를 - Object particle

들 - Plural marker

의 - Possessive marker

으로 - By/As/For/To/Towards/With (Directional marker)

로 - By/As/For/To/With (Directional marker - with 받침)

부터 - From/Since (Location and time marker)

은 - Topic particle (With 받침)

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i wanted to create something fun for langblr that will keep people actively using and advancing in their target languages. feel free to complete these either by writing or speaking, and please be open to constructive criticism, as well as giving it out in order to help everyone reach ~fluency. ♡. most importantly, have fun with these!

the object of this challenge is to write or speak a short segment on each of the 30 topics listed below. your answers don’t have to be too personal or revealing. upload them in a text or audio post and tag them as #30daylangblrchallege or just #langblr, or even tag me! the 30 topics are journal and writing prompts that i’ve collected, and are also great for keeping your own journal in your target language. there is no word or time limit, no deadlines. if you skip a day or two, it happens! i am looking forward to seeing your posts!

what should i write/talk about?

{01} write about your favorite animal {02} research your favorite time period and write a short segment on it {03} translate your favorite song into your target language {04} talk about your favorite movie {05} what is your favorite season, and why? {06} talk about your favorite food, and see if you can find a recipe in your target language… if not, try to make one! {07} describe what is in your bedroom/any room really {08} talk about your job or major in school, or dream job {09} describe your morning or night routine {10} pick a color and list as many things as you can that are/have that color {11} what are your biggest pet peeves {12} describe your dream house {13} can you create a grocery list in your target language? use foods you actually eat {14} describe a dream you had recently or that you remember vividly {15} describe your perfect vacation {16} pick a country you know nothing about, do a little research on it, then do a short segment on it {17} what would you do with one million dollars? {18} come up with a joke {19} try to rhyme! {20} what superpower would you want, why, and what would you do with it? {21} what is your favorite time of day? {22} if you could create your own country, what are some traditions you would have? {23} describe your biggest fear {24} what would you do if time froze and you were the only one not affected? {25} make a vocabulary list relating to something you love (pet, job, hobby, etc.) {26} would you rather travel to the future or past? why? {27} invent a monster and describe it {28} design a gadget or technology you think would be useful {29} if you were a king or president of your current country, you would… {30} write a short story about literally anything.

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i wanted to create something fun for langblr that will keep people actively using and advancing in their target languages. feel free to complete these either by writing or speaking, and please be open to constructive criticism, as well as giving it out in order to help everyone reach ~fluency. ♡. most importantly, have fun with these!

the object of this challenge is to write or speak a short segment on each of the 30 topics listed below. your answers don’t have to be too personal or revealing. upload them in a text or audio post and tag them as #30daylangblrchallege or just #langblr, or even tag me! the 30 topics are journal and writing prompts that i’ve collected, and are also great for keeping your own journal in your target language. there is no word or time limit, no deadlines. if you skip a day or two, it happens! i am looking forward to seeing your posts!

what should i write/talk about?

{01} write about your favorite animal {02} research your favorite time period and write a short segment on it {03} translate your favorite song into your target language {04} talk about your favorite movie {05} what is your favorite season, and why? {06} talk about your favorite food, and see if you can find a recipe in your target language… if not, try to make one! {07} describe what is in your bedroom/any room really {08} talk about your job or major in school, or dream job {09} describe your morning or night routine {10} pick a color and list as many things as you can that are/have that color {11} what are your biggest pet peeves {12} describe your dream house {13} can you create a grocery list in your target language? use foods you actually eat {14} describe a dream you had recently or that you remember vividly {15} describe your perfect vacation {16} pick a country you know nothing about, do a little research on it, then do a short segment on it {17} what would you do with one million dollars? {18} come up with a joke {19} try to rhyme! {20} what superpower would you want, why, and what would you do with it? {21} what is your favorite time of day? {22} if you could create your own country, what are some traditions you would have? {23} describe your biggest fear {24} what would you do if time froze and you were the only one not affected? {25} make a vocabulary list relating to something you love (pet, job, hobby, etc.) {26} would you rather travel to the future or past? why? {27} invent a monster and describe it {28} design a gadget or technology you think would be useful {29} if you were a king or president of your current country, you would… {30} write a short story about literally anything.

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Awesome Childhood Spelling

Uhh…where it says “looked” read “lopped”. lol This is based on the original tweet you see up there by Twitter user @Sal_Perez4 (see the original tweet here).

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@ language learners, this is your sign to read wikipedia in your target language(s)