Переведите эту статью на английский Вообще Сергей Анатольевич утверждал, что знает «только» 100. Но это он скромничал. В процессе беседы с ним было подсчитано, что Сергей Анатольевич — заведующий кафедрой Российского гуманитарного университета, доктор филологических наук, член-корреспондент Российской академии естественных наук — был знаком не меньше чем с 400 языками, учитывая древние и языки малых вымирающих народов. Для того чтобы выучить язык, ему требовалось всего три недели. Среди коллег этот 43-летний профессор имел репутацию «ходячей энциклопедии». Но при этом его отличала… плохая память. — Самый трудный вопрос для меня: «Сколько вы знаете языков?». Потому что точно на него ответить невозможно. Даже 10 языков нельзя знать в одинаковой степени. Вы можете знать 500 — 600 слов и прекрасно уметь объясниться в стране. Например, английский я знаю прекрасно, потому что все время приходится ездить и разговаривать. Но считаю, что в пассиве у меня немецкий лучше. А можно плохо говорить, но прекрасно читать. Например, древнекитайскую классику я читаю лучше большинства китайцев. Или можно не читать и не говорить, но знать структуру, грамматику. Я не могу говорить по-нанайски, но лексику их я хорошо помню. Многие языки уходят в пассив, но потом, если нужно, они возвращаются: в Голландию поехал и быстро восстановил голландский язык. Поэтому, если считать все языки, с которыми я знаком на разных уровнях знания, то их наберется не меньше 400. Но активно разговариваю только на 20.
Sergey Anatolyevich claimed to only know "just" 100 languages. But he was being modest. In the course of a conversation with him, it was calculated that Sergey Anatolyevich, the head of the department at the Russian Humanities University, a doctor of philological sciences, and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, was acquainted with no less than 400 languages, including ancient and languages of small endangered peoples.
To learn a language, it only took him three weeks. Among his colleagues, this 43-year-old professor had a reputation as a "walking encyclopedia". But at the same time, he had a... bad memory.
"The most difficult question for me is 'How many languages do you know?' Because it's impossible to answer it accurately. Even with 10 languages, you can't know them all to the same extent. You can know 500 - 600 words and communicate perfectly in a country. For example, I know English perfectly because I have to travel and speak all the time. But I consider my passive knowledge of German to be better. Or you can speak poorly but read perfectly. For example, I read ancient Chinese classics better than most Chinese people. Or you can neither read nor speak, but know the structure, grammar. I can't speak Nanai, but I remember their vocabulary well. Many languages go into passive mode, but then, if needed, they come back: I went to the Netherlands and quickly restored my Dutch language. Therefore, if you count all the languages I am familiar with at different levels of knowledge, then there will be no less than 400. But I actively speak only 20."
Sergey Anatolyevich claimed to only know "just" 100 languages. But he was being modest. In the course of a conversation with him, it was calculated that Sergey Anatolyevich, the head of the department at the Russian Humanities University, a doctor of philological sciences, and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, was acquainted with no less than 400 languages, including ancient and languages of small endangered peoples.
To learn a language, it only took him three weeks. Among his colleagues, this 43-year-old professor had a reputation as a "walking encyclopedia". But at the same time, he had a... bad memory.
"The most difficult question for me is 'How many languages do you know?' Because it's impossible to answer it accurately. Even with 10 languages, you can't know them all to the same extent. You can know 500 - 600 words and communicate perfectly in a country. For example, I know English perfectly because I have to travel and speak all the time. But I consider my passive knowledge of German to be better. Or you can speak poorly but read perfectly. For example, I read ancient Chinese classics better than most Chinese people. Or you can neither read nor speak, but know the structure, grammar. I can't speak Nanai, but I remember their vocabulary well. Many languages go into passive mode, but then, if needed, they come back: I went to the Netherlands and quickly restored my Dutch language. Therefore, if you count all the languages I am familiar with at different levels of knowledge, then there will be no less than 400. But I actively speak only 20."