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| | 1 2 3 4 5 +--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | L2, fixable | L1, intention | +--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | L2, fixed | L1, (fixable -> fixed) explanation | +--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ The above 2x2 layout for Anki cards, which I call a "comprehensible delta", is one of the best things I've happened upon in a while for learning another language. Let's say you are learning Finnish, and you want to say
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| | We humans have a unique capacity to acquire language, even as adults. However, if you have ever used Duolingo, you might have realized that children are more successful at acquiring languages than adults. This observation is puzzling; since adults are smarter than children, shouldn't it be the other way around? One set of explanations for this paradox focuses on parsing -- that is, applying our knowledge of grammar as sentences unfold incrementally...
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