31. But most languages die out, not because they are suppressed, but because native speakers yearn for a better life. 32. But the native Spanish speaker remains hard-pressed to speak a full sentence in English. 33. But this is not something that comes naturally even to native speakers. 34. Entire families and native English speakers also tune in, according to researchers. 35. Even native speakers of border Tex-Mex who listened from the gallery admitted they were flummoxed, largely because they could not hear the taped conversations. 36. Foley is unlikely to be taken any time soon for a native Japanese speaker. 37. Finally, they heard the words in sloppy or degraded speech so that even native speakers would have to listen hard to hear the difference. 38. For instance, the two teachers of Japanese, who are native speakers, speak only in Japanese to their young students. 39. He decided to take time off from Evergreen State College in Washington state to journey to South America because he wanted to learn Spanish from native speakers. 40. He uses a team of seven guides, he said, all of whom are native English speakers who have been living in Berlin for some time. |