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POLYG LOT
H OW I L E A R N L A N G U A G E S
KATÓ LOMB
P O LY G L O T
How I Learn Languages
KATÓ LOMB
TRANSLATED FROM THE HUNGARIAN BY
ÁDÁM SZEGI
KORNELIA D
E
KORNE
EDITED BY SCOTT ALKIRE
TESL-EJ
http://tesl-ej.org
Berkeley Kyoto
Thank you to
Elizabeth Collison
Elena Smolinská
Sylvia Rucker
Professor Thom Huebner
for their help with this project.
The review comments of Dr. Larissa Chiriaeva,
Maria Çomsa, MA, and Dr. Stefan Frazier were
invaluable in the preparation of the manuscript.
—Scott Alkire
Translated by Ádám Szegi
The first two Forewords, Introduction, and
Chapter 20 were translated by Kornelia DeKorne.
Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lomb, Kató, 1909–2003.
Polyglot : how I learn languages / Kató Lomb. — 1st English ed.
p. cm.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008907032
ISBN 978-1-60643-706-3
Copyright © 2008 by Scott Alkire. All rights reserved.
1. Language learning. I. Title
Cover:
The Tower of Babel
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1563)
TESL-EJ
http://tesl-ej.org
Berkeley Kyoto
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Contents
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Preface
Foreword to the First Edition
Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the Fourth Edition
Introduction
What Is Language?
Why Do We and Why Should We Study Languages?
The Type of Language to Study
“Easy” and “Difficult” Languages
How to Study Languages
Who This Book Is and Isn’t For
Let’s Read!
Why and What We Should Read
How We Should Read
Reading and Pronunciation
What Sort of Languages Do People Study?
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