I am surprised then that so few words in English sound like German. However as i did relate, there are some words that look almost the same. Does this look a bit like English to you? Fernsehgerät
that's High German, there was also Middle German and Low German(saxon)...speaking one doesn't mean you can speak the others, they're very different...and within low german there will be a number of dialects...if were to look up Frisian words which is another saxon dialect you see many root (old)english words, while Frisian is unintelligible to most other dutch people who speak Lower Frankish. I can understand dutch(lower Frankish) but I struggle in parts of the country where they speak a saxon/lower frankish mix. Fernsehgerät is a modern word so I wouldn't expect it to be recognizable in english
It is great to run into a language expert. Tomorrow don't quiz me on this. I has not been one of my major interests. LOL
I've already told you, 'dog' is not an onomatopoeic word. It has nothing to do with the sound dogs make. As it has already been explained, 'dog' is an Anglo-Saxon word from the Isles whereas "Hound" comes from the Germanic spoken on the continent.
Language is about understanding a message. If the message is to be understood, it usually has to do with something else we already know about. For example, the images flashed to a child of the faces of the parents, will be linked to the words mom and dad, yes? Then, there is food and love and toys, of course. If we want to link two words together, typically, with language learning software, there is one word relating to another word, so as to learn the direct translation. But that does not exclude numbers, which are always represented through numbers we all understand. So, we only need to learn the terms or phrases first, maybe through a relationship between the message and the understanding. Of course, each phrase comes with a key word, where they will be able to understand the whole message by glancing at a few of the words, getting the idea of the sentence, hack and slash style. If we were to be honest, do we really want to be professionals in certain languages, or, just understand the focus of the message? Most people learn languages when they visit other lands, and, want to get along with each other, and, then understand and be understood. This can be done with finger pointing and simple gestures, that are similar with each culture.
I'd advise caution with the finger pointing and gestures, some of our inoffensive simple finger/hand gestures can be considered very offensive or rude in other cultures...
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For How Many Generations While the "court" spoke Latin . . . . their kids played with those kids. Creating ENGLISH Who needs noun gender and complicated case grammar All hail the preposition and word order too
