I have a question that I thought it was worth asking to the knowledgeable people of this sub. It's really just a showerthought: do you think learning the most used words In a language before learning any grammar is a good idea?
It commonly happens that most languages share the 2000 or so words that amount to the "most used" words. Either way, 2000 words is plenty to get started.
Last year I was reading an article that it's better to learn Japanese writing before learning any vocabulary and grammar. Since they have a very peculiar writing system (2 alphabets and 2000 Kanji symbols), it is recommended to get started on that so that you can read and memorize vocabulary properly, and the same applies to grammar and so on. It makes a lot of sense since their writing system is very different from ours.
But lately I've been thinking, wouldn't it also make sense to do the opposite if you're learning a language similar to your native language? Learning the translation of the most important words, as well as pronunciation and spelling rules. After all, it's just memorizing words you know very well, now with a different writing and sound.
Then, moving on to grammar and the rest should be very easy with your headstart on vocabulary.
What do you think? Have you read anything about this? Have there been experiments about it that you can remember? I would love to hear your thoughts and read the resources that you can think of.
That's all from me, thank you for your time!
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