Re: Are some languages easier to learn? (A twist on language superiority, improvement, etc.)

B.Philip.Jonsson wrote:
>
> I tend to believe that some natlangs are easier to learn as foreign
> languages for adult persons.
Certainly, but which ones are easier depends on your native language.
Spanish is not difficult for an English-speaking person to learn, but it
is difficult for a Mandarin-speaking person, while Cantoneses is easy
for a Mandarin-speaking person, but difficult for an English-speaking
person.

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