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> Ability to speak however comes very naturally without special training. It literally takes years of practice for children to speak well. Maybe it's natural b
by dpark 10y ago
> Ability to speak however comes very naturally without special training.
It literally takes years of practice for children to speak well. Maybe it's natural but we tend to dismiss the difficulty because it happens early.
I would think if we had dedicated hardware for grammar subsequent languages wouldn't be so difficult to learn either. It's easier to learn algebra than a second language.
- Xophmeister 10y agoIt is believed that second language acquisition is "harder" than first language for a number of reasons, such as the placidity of the brain crystallising as we age and, potentially, that any special hardware we may have has a finite capacity (because physics). People research this (my wife is doing her PhD on it currently) and the evidence is neither obvious nor conclusive.
- dilemma 10y agoChildren learn language without instruction. That is all. Clearly, there is innate linguistic capability in humans.
- ovulator 10y agoWithout instruction? They are watching people speak for years. They even have people "teach" it to them. Can you say, "Daddy"? While slowing down and enunciating. We are unfortunately very aware that when isolated, kids don't learn to speak. So it isn't innate.
- dpark 10y agoChildren learn to build with magnatiles without instruction. That is all. Clearly, there is innate magnatile building capability in humans.
- delinka 10y agoMy granddaughter (1y 8m) uses flossers without instruction. Clearly, there is innate tooth hygiene in humans. No, what's happening is she's mimicking the adults in the house. She's observing and repeating. She's done the same thing with dolls: put them on her shoulder, pat them, make shushing noises ... because we do that with her; because she see's others do that with other babies. "Instruction"? No. But the only "innate" behaviors this child has involve eating and curiosity. Everything else is spurred by that innate curiosity.
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