We absorb the subtleties of language from childhood, intuitively understanding how a clock can simultaneously hang and walk, and a cat on a chair and a dress on a figure sit. In the Russian language there are many nuances, contradictions, little-understood constructions. Why does this happen?
Complex phonetics
The "s" sound is not quickly conquered by many people. Foreigners replace it with "i", saying "mish" instead of "mouse". And the other sounds can be difficult. For example, the anterolingual "r" or the incomprehensible "ts". What about hard and soft signs, which are there but do not indicate a sound?
A variety of accent and reading rules
Why do we read "cold" as "cold" and "cold" not as "cold" but as "cold"? We, often using these words in speech, remember about the deaf consonants "e" and "t", know how to find check words and simply hear how people around us speak. That's how we learn the rules.
A variety of grammar
There are 6 cases in our language. We automatically declare nouns and adjectives depending on their number and gender, we easily understand the difference between "ate" and "ate". We understand the nuances of thought intuitively, remembering the words of our grandmother "until you eat, you will not leave the table".
There are exceptions to almost every rule
We are used to it. For example, everywhere after "ts" we write the letter "i", except for the words in the phrase "the gypsy on tiptoe tsk tsked the chicken tsk tsk". Or the phrase "fried potatoes." The second letter "n" is added to it if it is "potatoes fried with mushrooms".
Language reflects our thinking and that is a fact. We do not follow clear rules, but try to find exceptions and achieve our goals. We are also flexible in capturing the nuances of words, movements and reading between the lines. We intuitively understand how to get out of different situations or adapt to them.
It is interesting that parents sometimes say: "I know Russian, it is my native language, but for some reason I cannot teach my child to speak it. That is why this happens:
- The peculiarities of the Russian language are forgotten. Parents construct sentences as they do in Canada or the United States, replacing words with appropriate analogies.
- Active vocabulary changes because of a different way of life. Different food, different holidays, different thinking - all of these things force our vocabulary to adjust to the current times.
- Pronunciation changes. Hearing English speech and various accents from day to day, it is difficult for parents to maintain a Russian accent. This means that it will not be easy for children to hear some words and say them the way they are spoken in Russia.
- Parents are not educators. To learn a language with a child, it is not only necessary to know Russian. It is important to know how a child perceives information, to understand in what form to convey the rules and how to make sure that children memorize them.
The best option is to teach Russian to immigrant children from Russian teachers. They are sure to know what to teach and how to teach it. Therefore, the teaching is sure to be successful!
