Hi there,
Interesting question to ask on Mobile Forum, especially if you look at how we can make best use of e-books while learning new languages, or getting hold of books that you can't buy in the country where you live.
I am Dutch, but I live in New Zealand with my bilingual husband and children.
They all learned to speak Dutch and English simultaniously from the day they were born. It has proven to be a huge advantage to them, they switch from one language to the other, without any hick-ups. On top of that, it seems to be very easy to learn a third and fourth language, they have a beautiful pronounciation of French and Latin seems to be 'easy' as well.
We don't own an e-book reader yet, but from the research I have done (mostly at Mobileforum) it seems that Bebook would give good support for Dutch books, as well as German, French and of course English.
I would love to read about your experiences if you read e-books in different languages. Also, do you store a dictionary on your e-reader, and what is the ease of use?
On your question about remembering a language: I learned to speak 5 languages (in Holland it's quite normal) in school, and haven't spoken any French for 20 years, but now that my children are learning French, it all comes back to me, vocabulary, grammar. I think that if I was dropped in the middle of France, I would easily get by, even though I don't have a very good memory. It just seems to be stored somewhere in the grey cells, and
comes out when needed. You'll be amazed.
