On 08/09/2002 01:01:10 PM Radovan Garabik wrote:
>> children are supposed to be already able to speak Russian when they go to >> school: I guess what they learn is "that sound has that letter", not the >> other way round. > >I have no idea how it is in Russian school system, but: >1) they can speak a dialect Every child -- every person, for that matter -- speaks a dialect. I take it you mean, speaks something other than standard Russian. - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485 E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
