Questions tagged [interference]
Questions related to linguistic interference, language transfer or crosslinguistic influence, i.e. the transfer of knowledge from one language—usually one's native language—to another.
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Learning a fourth language is messing my third language: How can I avoid that?
After learning English, I studied Finnish for some years and I attained a decent level. When I was studying Finnish, I noticed already that it was sort of "displacing" my German (A language ...
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How to avoid L1 and L2 interference if learning an L3?
Anyone got any ideas. I primarily speak English, but I know Japanese and French equally well but not as well as English, so they both become muddled when I try to speak either..
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How to improve my English skills while using it daily with people who are not proficient in using it, without absorbing their mistakes?
I'm not a native English speaker, and I have been speaking English for 5 years (the university I went to was an English-medium university). Since then, I have been using it for all my academic work.
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Simultaneous intensive summer course in German and French? Or is it too much?
I am an unemployed engineer currently, and I have 0 knowledge of French and German (I am Spanish) so I have a lot of time this summer (virtually 100% availability).
I can enroll in one or two ...
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Specific techniques for learning Danish and Norwegian at the same time
I am presently living in Denmark and will soon move to Norway. My Danish is at A2-B1 level, depending on the task and the subject matter. I also remember some remnants of Swedish from my school years.
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Predicting language interference between Danish and Norwegian
I am presently learning Danish, but will soon move to Norway. The languages are very similar, to the level that I can read both without ever having studied Norwegian. Norwegian pronunciation is likely ...
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How to overcome demotivating interference from native language when learning a related language?
Situation: I had once attempted and am considering returning to self-learning Czech. My native language is Polish. The two languages are quite similar, to the extent that there are significant parts ...
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My L2 and L3 are similar, will using L2/L3 flashcards increase or reduce the possibility of mixing them up?
Here's a follow-up to this question. I'm afraid that learning L3 may interfere with my L2. I'm wondering about a good strategy for making the two languages separate if I use flashcards.
How to avoid ...
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Can learning L3 interfere with my grammatical knowledge of L2?
I speak Spanish at an intermediate level, and I'm attending an intensive course with a lot of grammar (the finer points of using ser & estar, the subjunctive etc.). I'm considering starting ...
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Is it better to use different study methods for different languages?
Are there any studies done to see if the same learning methods can provide different results depending on the language being learnt? Are there certain methods that have been proved better for certain ...
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How can I avoid confusion or interference when studying two similar languages?
For example, consider Tamil and Malayalam. They are two very similar languages with many similar words.
The point is I get confused by the minor differences as I cannot remember them. I usually ...
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How can I deal with previously learned languages' vocabulary confusing me when I am learning a new language?
This is a question from the Language Learning subreddit:
So I took German for one year in my third year of university and I was so into it. 4 years later and I'm still constructing sentences in my ...
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Can learning Spanish and French simultaneously improve your knowledge in both languages?
I'm currently learning Spanish in school while learning French in school. I've noticed that the vocabulary and grammar of both languages is structurally similar. I've had teachers tell me that I ...
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What are some techniques to better differentiate between the two languages?
I grew up learning Spanish in school (I'm from Arizona) and became fluent in Spanish. Later, in college, I started learning French. I noticed many of the linguistic similarities between the two ...
