Language users can use language creatively: they can express combinations of words that are unique. Is it possible to learn to be creative? What do you think?
Everybody can learn to be creative in language. In order to this you must have much knowledge about the vocabulary. When you have this ability, you will be able to write rhymes, poetry, lyrics and stories. You will be able to construct sentences with no problems since your span of creativity will be limitless.
2/02/2010
Bb-Assignment 2
Can you learn a language? (If yes, that implies there is a cognitive process) How do you do that? What would be the difference between learning and acquiring a language?
Yes, everybody can learn a language. First of all, you have to “love” the language in order to learn it. When you do that, you have much progress. If the love is not there, a person will be forced to learn a language and that will not end well.
When you have made your first step, you have to pay a lot of attention to the rules and the “logic” of the structure of the language. When you recognize the tricks and the logic, you will be able to connect all the dots and learn it without any problems.
There are of course a few different ways to learn a language. You can aqcuire it and you can “learn” it. When a baby is raised in an environment where they speak a specific language, the child will receive the language automatically. Of course, a bit of effort has to be put in, but the majority of its knowledge will be taught by just listening and being corrected.
An adult, that lives somewhere new, can acquire the language as well by just moving around and relate objects to words or to his own language. But of course, he can also go to school and learn and learn the langauge itself. Actually, Learning and Acquiring is the same. If it happens automatically or on purpose, you learn. When you hear a new word and relate it to something you know, that means that you have acquired it and eventually learned it.
Yes, everybody can learn a language. First of all, you have to “love” the language in order to learn it. When you do that, you have much progress. If the love is not there, a person will be forced to learn a language and that will not end well.
When you have made your first step, you have to pay a lot of attention to the rules and the “logic” of the structure of the language. When you recognize the tricks and the logic, you will be able to connect all the dots and learn it without any problems.
There are of course a few different ways to learn a language. You can aqcuire it and you can “learn” it. When a baby is raised in an environment where they speak a specific language, the child will receive the language automatically. Of course, a bit of effort has to be put in, but the majority of its knowledge will be taught by just listening and being corrected.
An adult, that lives somewhere new, can acquire the language as well by just moving around and relate objects to words or to his own language. But of course, he can also go to school and learn and learn the langauge itself. Actually, Learning and Acquiring is the same. If it happens automatically or on purpose, you learn. When you hear a new word and relate it to something you know, that means that you have acquired it and eventually learned it.
Bb-Assignment 1
If you can speak three languages you're trilingual. If you can speak two languages you're bilingual. If you can speak only one language you're an American. ~Author Unknown
I like this one because it shows the stereotype of Americans. Of course, most of them are ignorant and do try to force their own language onto others, but many of them know several languages as well. Migrated people
It is known that Americans expect everyone to speak English. When they go to Europe, Africa or Asian countries, they just keep talking to them and try not to understand that the other parties do not or might know the English Language. But in America itself, a lot of people can be found t hat speak several languages.
As mentioned before, people that have migrated to America usually keep speaking their own language. Hispanic people for example, they form a large group in the Americas. Spanish is even the second largest language in America. There are also a lot of Chinese and Arabic speaking people. See? Not all Americans know one language.
Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
Whenever you go to a foreign country and you live there for some time, you notice that you can communicate much better when you know the language instead of just using body language or whatsoever. When you go live in a strange place, you simply begin a new life, but if you do not know how to communicate at all, you are simply not born yet. When you finally know the tongue of that place, you can communicate easily with the local people and simply begin a true new life! And a new true life means having a new soul!
When you communicate with people on a proper way, a lot of opportunities are opened for you. Life will be much easier and you will get to know a lot more people. For example, in the Netherlands, social life will be much easier when you know how to communicate with the local people in their local language. You will also get more respect when you speak it fluently instead of just making a lot of mistakes. In this case, just speak English and you will get the same respect as the Dutch.
I like this one because it shows the stereotype of Americans. Of course, most of them are ignorant and do try to force their own language onto others, but many of them know several languages as well. Migrated people
It is known that Americans expect everyone to speak English. When they go to Europe, Africa or Asian countries, they just keep talking to them and try not to understand that the other parties do not or might know the English Language. But in America itself, a lot of people can be found t hat speak several languages.
As mentioned before, people that have migrated to America usually keep speaking their own language. Hispanic people for example, they form a large group in the Americas. Spanish is even the second largest language in America. There are also a lot of Chinese and Arabic speaking people. See? Not all Americans know one language.
Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
Whenever you go to a foreign country and you live there for some time, you notice that you can communicate much better when you know the language instead of just using body language or whatsoever. When you go live in a strange place, you simply begin a new life, but if you do not know how to communicate at all, you are simply not born yet. When you finally know the tongue of that place, you can communicate easily with the local people and simply begin a true new life! And a new true life means having a new soul!
When you communicate with people on a proper way, a lot of opportunities are opened for you. Life will be much easier and you will get to know a lot more people. For example, in the Netherlands, social life will be much easier when you know how to communicate with the local people in their local language. You will also get more respect when you speak it fluently instead of just making a lot of mistakes. In this case, just speak English and you will get the same respect as the Dutch.
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