He took it in school at the age of 13 and shortly thereafter spent a year in a French speaking area of switzerland. He has put a great deal of effort into studying French (and a great many other languages) throughout his life. His accent is pretty much perfect because he has paid excruciating attention to precise pronunciation.
Dr, Hofstader parle francais tres bien. Evidentment, il a etudie francais depuis il etait un petit parce qu'il a un accent tres authentique. Moi, J'ai apris francais depuis presque 4 ans, et je peux compredre tout ce que Dr. H dirait. Pas si nouveua--pas de tout. Lisez ses libre en l'anglais! (rough translation--he speaks very well, probably studied it when he was young because he has a great accent. I've studied french for almost 4 years and understood everything he said. Read his books!
It is amazing how much Douglas Hostadter resembles Alan Turing.
powerdriller10 5 months ago
i know see a good purpose for going through the rest of my high school in IB extended french :)
MonicaKn17 6 months ago
la nube verde llega a ser su aura?? o la conexion de Hofstadter con el camarografo?? o el camarografo? o estoy loco?
pablobarri 1 year ago
la nube verde llega a ser su aura?? o la conexion de Hofstadter con el camarografo?? o el camarografo? o estoy loco?
pablobarri 1 year ago
Iwish this was transalated
sagitarian000028 1 year ago
Exelente ! ;gracias,desde buenos aires.
bellinivernon 2 years ago
He has a pretty strong swiss accent
Mozzzoo 3 years ago
the man speaks about 10 languages...
ozoshah 3 years ago
He took it in school at the age of 13 and shortly thereafter spent a year in a French speaking area of switzerland. He has put a great deal of effort into studying French (and a great many other languages) throughout his life. His accent is pretty much perfect because he has paid excruciating attention to precise pronunciation.
devourerofbabies 3 years ago
Dr, Hofstader parle francais tres bien. Evidentment, il a etudie francais depuis il etait un petit parce qu'il a un accent tres authentique. Moi, J'ai apris francais depuis presque 4 ans, et je peux compredre tout ce que Dr. H dirait. Pas si nouveua--pas de tout. Lisez ses libre en l'anglais! (rough translation--he speaks very well, probably studied it when he was young because he has a great accent. I've studied french for almost 4 years and understood everything he said. Read his books!
youyoutwotwo 3 years ago