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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Is language innate? #118416 12/31/03 03:32 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Here's a poser for you ... I had a college friend who spoke two languages fluently. Born in Egypt she spoke Arabic and English from babyhood. Her Amah spoke to her only in Arabic, her parents only in English. So she spoke to each in the appropriate language. No "cross-overs" were allowed. Now that's amazing! So was that innate or not? I am befuddled. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Is language innate? gift horse 12/28/03 03:09 PM Re: Is language innate? Jackie 12/28/03 03:37 PM Re: Is language innate? wwh 12/28/03 03:53 PM Re: Is language innate? of troy 12/28/03 07:01 PM Re: Is language innate? Buffalo Shrdlu 12/28/03 07:06 PM Re: Is language innate? maahey 12/30/03 05:19 AM Re: Is language innate? Faldage 12/30/03 04:05 PM Re: Is language innate? Jackie 12/30/03 04:18 PM Re: Is language innate? Faldage 12/30/03 08:23 PM Re: Is language innate? Zed 12/31/03 12:07 AM Re: Is language innate? Faldage 12/31/03 01:06 PM Re: Is language innate? wow 12/31/03 03:32 PM Re: Is language innate? maahey 12/31/03 03:50 PM Re: Is language innate? Bingley 12/31/03 11:52 PM Re: Is language innate? AnnaStrophic 01/01/04 12:52 PM Re: Is language innate? Bingley 01/01/04 01:11 PM Re: Is language innate? Jackie 01/01/04 01:57 PM Re: Is language innate? belMarduk 01/01/04 08:10 PM Re: Is language innate? wsieber 01/07/04 06:19 AM Re: Is language innate? AnnaStrophic 01/07/04 01:27 PM Re: Is language innate? jheem 01/09/04 10:17 PM Re: Is language innate? of troy 01/11/04 02:43 PM Re: Is language innate? jheem 01/11/04 03:33 PM Re: Is language innate? Jackie 01/11/04 07:31 PM Re: Is language innate? jheem 01/11/04 07:41 PM Re: Is language innate? Bingley 01/13/04 06:44 AM Re: Is language innate? musick 01/11/04 07:39 PM Re: Is language innate? belMarduk 01/11/04 08:45 PM Re: Is language innate? of troy 01/11/04 09:52 PM Re: Is language innate? belMarduk 01/11/04 11:36 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,999 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 592 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,960 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,956 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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