Hi all!
I'm a linguist. I love different languages and I'm very interested in the way babies acquire the language.
I'm planing to have a baby and I wonder if it is a good idea to teach my baby English from birth.
My native language is Russian and I live in Russia. My English is far from being perfect, though I've been learning it for years, I still make grammar, lexical and other mistakes. My pronunciation is not perfect either, though it is better than the pronunciation of some English teachers.
Do you think it's a good idea to speak English with my baby? I'll not be able to speak English all the time, but I can devote several hours a day to it.
As far as I know babies learn the language from their mothers, but I guess that it's also very important to hear other people talking. I don't have English speaking friends, so I'll be the only person who speaks English with the baby.
I wonder if English can make it more difficult for the baby to acquire its native language and provoke a slight developmental delay.