Is it possible to have 3 native languages?

It is quite possible that the first language learned is no longer a speaker’s dominant language. Children brought up speaking more than one language can have more than one native language, and be bilingual or multilingual.

Can a child learn 3 languages at once?

Yes. It is entirely possible to teach an infant two or even three languages, and four is not unheard of. If the language of the environment is a third language, then the child will easily learn the third language once they start playing with neighbourhood children.

How many languages are too many for a child?

The rule of thumb is that about 30\% of a child’s waking hours needs to be spent in a language to obtain conversational fluency, so, realistically, you’re looking at a max of three languages. Once you have those three languages at a decent level, it would make sense to add another one.

Who is the father of language?

That name is Noam Chomsky…an American linguist, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, philosophy expert, and famously called the father of modern linguistics. Chomsky is associated with having shaped the face of contemporary linguistics with his language acquisition and innateness theories.

Should children learn a native language early in life?

Exposure to such diversity at a young age may be incredibly beneficial in creating open-minded and diverse youth, but it may also confuse the child and create a lacking sense of identity and belonging. Learning one’s native language, particularly in the early years of childhood, can combat this.

Should you raise your child in a bilingual household?

They have questions, and they want answers. But there is a complicated history of positive and negative press about raising children in bilingual households, to the point where some pediatricians—even today—recommend against exposing children to two languages.

What makes one language more important to children than another?

One language is likely to seem more important to children when that language is needed more frequently than the other. For example, suppose the American woman and Turkish man in the bilingual home speak English with each other. The children will notice that English is used in cases where Turkish isn’t and think that English is “more important”.

Will my children fail to learn English if they are bilingual?

As long as the family stays in the US and the children go to American schools, there is no risk that they will fail to learn English. Actually, the more common problem with the bilingual setting situation is that the children sometimes reject their home language in favor of the outside language. My partner and I speak different languages.