how many language can we learn in childhood?
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As many as  we are exposed to.\n\nDon't tell a child that there is a difference, and he will simply assimilate everything.
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approximately 62 languages
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At that age his own language is still progressing so i would limit the amount of teaching you do.  The best thing they can get is exposure to the language.  If you are able to get everyone to speak english around him.  Tell him/her the name of a favourite toy in native tounge first then in english.  This goes for basic phrases and actions.  So if he says 'I need toilet' in his mother tounge repeat it in englsih and expand on it.  eg. in english. 'oh, do you need to go to the toilet, lets go then.\nRead english icture books to him, start at books about 6months to 1 year below his age and work up quickly.\n\n\nAs a last resort, and this is one i would never recommend unless you have no other way,  use radio and/or TV.  only in very small doses
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This is not true.  In the 19th century, some linguists proposed this as a possibility, but it has since been disproven.\n\nInitially, linguists thought that all world languages fell into four groups: Indo-European, Australo-Asiatic, Afro-Asiatic, and Sino-Tibetan.\n\nPeople had not yet really looked into Native American languages.  When it became clear that there were many languages worldwide that did not fit into the basic scheme of 4, linguists had to rethink everything.\n\nToday, it has become clear that there are hundreds of language families, and the basic four groups have been placed into a larger scheme containing dozens and dozens of "language families."  None of the language families are related to any other language families, so if you think about it, the great differences and high levels of complexity get really mind-boggling.\n\n(Just a note: the previous answers are way off - Latin, Greek and Sanskrit are all are part of the same family: Indo-European.)\n\nWikipedia has a decent website outlining the language families -- if you're interested, you might want to check it out.\n\nHere's an excerpt:\n\nThe largest language families in terms of number of languages are:\n\nNiger-Congo (1514 languages) \nAustronesian (1268 languages) \nTrans-New Guinea (564 languages) (validity disputed) \nIndo-European (449 languages) \nSino-Tibetan (403 languages) \nAfro-Asiatic (375 languages) \nNilo-Saharan (204 languages) \nPama-Nyungan (178 languages) \nOto-Manguean (174 languages) (number disputed; Lyle Campbell includes only 27) \nAustro-Asiatic (169 languages) \nSepik-Ramu (100 languages) (validity disputed) \nTai-Kadai (76 languages) \nTupi (76 languages) \nDravidian (73 languages) \nMayan (69 languages)
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As a human baby's brain grows and the coordination of tongue, lips and vocal cords improves, they learn to speak. As they grow older, they are exposed to new words and ideas. Their vocabulary, grammar and communication skills develop.
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well its not easy for a lot of people to just pick up a single language\n\nhowever, it will be simplified eventually; only 8 major languages will remain from the 200 there are currently
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ANSWER: Although a language can be defined as differently from one person to the next, SIL International, the pre-eminent source for the catalogue of languages around the world, claim there are 6,912 known languages.\n\nEDIT: Posted wrong link, this is correct\n\nhttp://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp
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I found this answer at the website below....I hope this helps....it certainly suprised me!\n\nLinguists estimate that there are anywhere from 4,000 to more than 10,000 distinct languages still spoken! Many linguists give a figure of 6,000-7,000, more or less following the lead of the reference work: (Ethnologue languages of the world).  The 14th edition came out in November 2000.\n\nHowever, many Sign languages (see entry SIGN LANGUAGES) have been omitted from these counts (the Ethnologue lists 103) — ((see the 2nd link below)).\n\nSo, the actual number of languages is much larger and could even be twice that high! \n\nWOW!\n:)\nPeace
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It all depend on the school, I've lived in Darmstad and kids started to learn a second language in Kindergarten. My son did since pre-k.
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The capacity to learn language is innate.  But the actual language that is learned is not innate.  The language that is learned is based on the input to the child.  A child with no linguistic input still has the capacity, but since there is no input, there is no language learned.
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Just keep talking to her. a child at that age should be starting to form short sentences. but just keep talking and showing her what things mean. children learn by things being repeated over and over again. when you say a word, like ball, show her what a ball is. just repeat this with everything. when she points to something that she wants and doesn't know how to say what it is, then tell her what it is, and she'll eventually learn. just talk to her about everything you do and say. just help her to understand the meaning of words and what things are and she'll be more compelled to communicate.
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Where are the language centers?  All language is first learned through association of sound and sight.  As children, we put these together so we can talk.  Sometimes we get it wrong, sometimes not.  But, all learning has some aspect of associatiative processing.  Look up Noam Chomsky.  He did a lot of research on language.  Look up a good Cognitive Psych and Bio-psych book.  You should be able to cross reference linguistics and learning pathways with sensory perceptions.
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I do research in raising children bilingual. YES, children usually start to speak later when being raised bilingual. They will also mix up the languages for a certain period of time. But continue to raise them that way, they will be fluent in both languages, even though you might get scared at moments.
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Yes. Most other countries teach their children a second language. Also, it will be easier to learn at a younger age.
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I'm sure they did when they first got here, but over time people didn't teach languages other than English to their children.  This often happens as a natural process when more than one language is available in the environment; people always want to learn the language of power, and ignore any others.  It's sad but true.  That's why I hope that people who read my answer will choose to continue speaking other languages, if they know them.  People are often worried about messing up their kids, but it doesn't mess them up.
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Kids Speak A Different Langauge And Dont Understand What Parents Say
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idk, but i know people who can speak 9 or 10 languages. If you really like language, then don't stick to a number, just do as many as you want.