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Re:When do we become unable to learn a language like a nativ... by billforsternz on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @05:49PM (#24713156)
No, because we are talking about the foreign person trying to learn the new (second) language by total immersion. They obviously aren't going to start thinking in the second language until after they've learned it.
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Re:When do we become unable to learn a language like a nativ... by rjsw on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @08:48PM (#24714530)
You can start thinking in the second language before you have fully mastered it.
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Re:When do we become unable to learn a language like a nativ... by buzzerbetrayed on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @11:02PM (#24715235)
Sure but what happens if you try to think of a word you haven’t learned yet?
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Re:When do we become unable to learn a language like a nativ... by 082349872349872 on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:02AM (#24716018)
Circumlocution. In this case, circumcogitation.

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