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What are the two languages often encountered during communication?
1. Native vernacular language of a speaker.. 2.Foreign language known to the speaker.
How many languages have only one speaker left?
It is difficult to determine an exact number as language extinction is a gradual and ongoing process. However, it is estimated that there are currently around 400 languages with only one speaker remaining.
What is the prefix for this phrase 'speaker and writer of several languages'?
He was multilingual, a speaker and writer of several languages.
Who has the easiest time learning a second language?
Overall children have an easier time learning a second language, there is the theory of a "critical period" where after puberty it starts to get harder to learn a language. But for adults it depends what you're first language is and what language you plan on learning because most languages fall into families. English is germanic, but heavily influenced by french. French, and Spanish as well as other romance languages are probably the easiest for an English speaker, followed by germanic languages that aren't extremely different grammatically like Swedish, and Norwegian. Languages like russian, and croatian are different but still in the indo european family so it could be worse. The harderst languages are those that are not related in any way to european languages like Chinese, arabic, and bantu languages.
Is Creole a different language then French?
yes . Creole is a language related to French and shares much of its basic structure, but is quite different as well. A French speaker and a Creole speaker can communicate without an interpreter, but these are considered separate languages.
How are different french language and English language?
French and English are very different languages, but they are both categorized as "romance languages" or "latin-based languages so there are quite a few words in both langauges that are based on the same roots. Many french words are spelled the same as english words, but pronounced differently. Typically if you speak one of these languages the other should be fairly easy to learn, as compared to a language with a different base, such as Chinese. But people who speak only English won't be able to understand a French speaker, or vice versa, with some learning of the other language (in other words, they are not just dialects of the same language). English is not a Latin based (romance) language. It is Germanic, replacing the existing Celtic (Welsh) language following the Anglo-Saxon invasions. That Celtic was also a consequence of even earlier Celtic settlement. It does use quite a lot of French-origin words as a result of the Norman Conquest. French and English are both "Indo-European" because they both follow many common attributes of many Languages of India and Europe.
What is the speaker of two languages called?
A person who can speak two languages fluently is called a bilingual speaker.
How long does it take to learn a new language?
To be able to think, read, write with complete confidence and fluency about 7 years. First ability is to understand then comes the others. It takes a native speaker about 5 years to be able to speak, etc. fluently so this gives a good gauge for learning other languages. Also, there are some languages that take longer for an English speaker, examples being Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. The Romance languages are easier for speakers of English.
Is French one of the hardest languages to learn?
If you are taking French by itself, then it is a very challenging language. However it can be seen as both easy and hard, depending on your native language. There are some people (like myself) who find French easier than, say, Japanese. This is because my native language is English and there is a very big overlap in vocabulary, expressions, phrasing, etc. If you were a native English speaker, or a native Spanish or Italian speaker, then French is not very difficult... because you aren't really learning an entirely new language. You are almost learning a modified version of an existing language as the language families are the same or similar. If you were, on the other hand, coming from a completely different language family such as Sino-Tibetan (Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese etc) then French would be considerably more difficult. You could even take the point of view that French is to a Mandarin native what Mandarin is to an English speaker - completely foreign, it doesn't make sense, nothing is clear, the words are so mysterious, etc, etc. So, French is one of the hardest languages to learn if you have little or no experience with Romance languages or English (even though English is Germanic-based). Otherwise, if your grasp on English or another Romance language is strong, French will be a very quick and enjoyable new language to acquire.
What advantages does being a heritage speaker offer compared to being a native speaker?
Being a heritage speaker offers the advantage of having a cultural connection to the language, which can provide a deeper understanding and appreciation of the language's nuances and context. Additionally, heritage speakers may have a more flexible and diverse vocabulary due to exposure to multiple languages and dialects.
What are the differences between a native speaker and a heritage speaker?
A native speaker is someone who grew up speaking a language as their first language, while a heritage speaker is someone who has a cultural connection to a language but may not have learned it as their first language.
What is a mixture of several languages?
1. A mixture of languages is called a creoleexample: Language of the natives of West Indies or Latin America mixed withEuropean/African language or descent .2. A mixture of two or more languages not a native language of the speaker is called Pidgin
