By contrast, labels like Native language, First language, Mother tongue L1 L2 .. etc. are invented by people who need abbreviations for commonly-referenced groups of characteristics, usually …

Jan 15, 2014 · I consider a "native speaker" to have grown up surrounded by speakers of the language in question, hence the difficulty in acquiring two native languages. I think having a first language that …

Nov 6, 2011 · Of course language and such (extra-linguistic) cognition are non-identical. The questioner isn't really asking about thought in this sense, but about whether their internal speech can …

Mar 13, 2022 · 25 Since "first language" is not a technical concept of linguistics, feel free to say you have two first languages. Although linguists may use the expression, we often feel a bit …

Mar 22, 2015 · What was the first language you were exposed to? 2. Where do you live? 3. If applicable, are you a second-generation immigrant? 4. What language did your parents speak to you? 5. At …

Aug 10, 2012 · It depends on your definitions of native speaker and mother tongue plus how old the participants are. Many people use "mother tongue" to mean the L1 (first language) and "native …

Sep 27, 2017 · However, when they get older they lose the ability to hear the difference between different phonemes that their native language doesn't distinguish. As a result, German native …

Aug 4, 2018 · 3 There are , measured in syllables per second. I don't know about Portuguese, but Spanish is a fast language while English is a slow language. There is a correlation between the …

Aug 28, 2024 · Do international adoptees somehow retain this categorical recognition of their first native language? In addition, suppose that an international adoptee tries to acquire their first native …

Language-learning aptitude may be a veracious earmark of high intelligence, but, sadly, there is no scientific evidence to corroborate the supposition that there exists a native language-intelligence …