Mnemonics in Second Language Acquisition

Authors

Ghil'ad Zuckermann

Abstract

When my son Giulio Xingtian Yehuda Zuckermann, a.k.a. Giulio XYZ, was 2 years old he already knew the Israeli word for 'fish' : DAG. Due to the general tendency towards final devoicing (see, for example, German kind, pronounced kint, or a German immigrant to Israel pronouncing Negev as Negef), Giulio often pronounced DAG as DAK.

Recommended Citation

Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2011) "Mnemonics in Second Language Acquisition," Word Ways: Vol. 44 : Iss. 4 , Article 21.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol44/iss4/21