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What is your native language? A language doesn't specify hand gestures, but cultures opviously have other forms of communication accompanying their spoken langu
by yardshop 6y ago
What is your native language? A language doesn't specify hand gestures, but cultures opviously have other forms of communication accompanying their spoken language.
There's also not one english, there are numerous regional and historical forms, and the depth you are missing may be found in people's local dialects and vocabularies. Words are just sounds with an agreed-upon meaning and they all basically come down to expressing the same human ideas no matter what group of sounds one is using to do so.
But without a specific comparison, it's hard to know what expectations you have.
- jelliclesfarm 6y agoTamil. It’s a language from the south of India. The language itself doesn’t have lot of hand gestures. I learnt classical Indian dance for many years from childhood. Subconsciously I would use my hands to punctuate when I speak in my language. It doesn’t happen when I speak English. I am limited to just the spoken word. With English, I am always anxious that I haven’t gotten my point across. So I create longer sentences and find ways draw from popular culture..Altho being updated on that is a chore by itself. Swear words seem to be universal shorthand and timeless with the English language and it gets the point across.