Can you relearn a language you forgot as a kid?
New evidence suggests that the earliest traces of a language can stay with us into adulthood, even if we no longer speak or understand the language itself. And early exposure also seems to speed the process of relearning it later in life.
How long does it take to relearn your native language?
Research suggests that while a non-native speaker may develop fluency in a targeted language after about two years of immersion, it can take between five and seven years for that child to be on the same working level as their native speaking counterparts.
How can I learn my mother tongue?
Here are a few guidelines on how to do so.
- Start early. While they are still developing in the womb, babies can begin to learn your language.
- Talk in your mother tongue. Children learn to speak by repeating what they hear.
- Start with single and simple words.
- Repetition.
How long does it take to forget your mother tongue?
While some people can remember their native language after years, even decades of not speaking or hearing it, many others begin to lose fluency after only 3-5 years.
Is it possible to forget your mother language?
You can forget your mother language if you don’t used or listen to it for ages. But the moment you hear it your lost memory of you mother langauge will be refreshed again . I want to forget my native language.
Can the mother tongue be recovered?
Schmid doesn’t believe the new language eradicates the mother tongue—it’s still there, just buried and dormant. More importantly, a growing body of research suggests that in many cases the language can be recovered. In Britain, teenagers have to dissect and analyze a dozen or so poems whilst studying English literature and language in school.
What causes people to lose their mother tongue?
There is also research that emotional trauma or brain injury can speed up the loss of the mother tongue. Years of isolation from the mother tongue can cause a person to forget or not be able to form complex structures in their mother tongue. There also seems to be some correlation between how closely the two languages are related.
Why won’t my child use the minority language?
When a child starts speaking, yet comes to rely mainly on the majority language to communicate, her reluctance to use the minority language can generally be traced to shortcomings in these two key areas—needand exposure—during the first few years of life.