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Peer reviewedAtherton, Mark – System, 1993
The medieval writer, the nun Hildegard von Bingen, learned Latin without any formal instruction in it. Her case is described as an example of language acquisition by hearing it read, sung, and expounded and by visualizing it as though it were written down in a kind of phonetic script. (21 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Latin, Learning Modalities
