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Section 6 · 27 answers

Bilingualism, language acquisition and language learning

1. Is it possible to become fluent in any language simply by reading books in that language?16 November 2013
2. How to cope with many languages at the same time28 August 2014✓ Accepted
3. A multilingual home, a pro or a con?14 August 2014
4. Am I a native English speaker? (born I Hungary, lived in US from age 3)7 May 2014
5. Is it true that one can be bilingual in any pair of languages or are some languages 'incompatible' with one another when learned in childhood?8 October 2014
6. "Telephone game" effect when translating between languages28 September 2014
7. How can I improve my writing fluency in English?4 September 2014
8. Does your dominant language proficiency determine the degree of possible proficiency in L2?26 July 2014
9. Do native speakers of different languages make different mistakes in English?25 July 2014
10. Is language really too complex for children?30 March 2014✓ Accepted
11. What sub-field in linguistics should I study to help me learn foreign languages?12 November 2014
12. Way to learn foreign languages19 October 2014
13. Do individuals have an Occam’s razor for word meanings?9 September 2014✓ Accepted
14. How does Morphology apply to reading and teaching English Language Learners how to read?12 April 2014
15. Does writing influence grammar?22 August 2013
16. What is the linguistic term for an environment where parents teach a second language to their children in lieu of the parents' native language?5 February 2015
17. How distinct do two language varieties need to be in order to consider their alternating usage to be an act of code-switching?12 April 2015✓ Accepted
18. What are the stages of child speech and language development and why?12 April 2015
19. How many gaps should a sentence have to be solvable but not too easy?1 June 2015
20. Which linguistic theories account for non native accent?19 June 2015
21. Natural vs. "Forced" language learning25 June 2015
22. How do Chomsky and Pinker's monolingualism explain their flaws about language acquisition?5 August 2015✓ Accepted
23. How come I cannot get my "oral" English to a native speaker level after 25 years of trying?16 October 2015✓ Accepted
24. For a toddler who has just begun to speak, is Hindi easier to speak as compared to English?19 November 2015
25. Has any research been done on the effect of introversion on language learning?1 December 2015✓ Accepted
26. Will my child learn incorrect grammar from me?18 January 2016
27. Where is American English not chosen as the dialect of English taught as a second language?14 February 2016