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Knowing four languages isn't the same as thinking in them. It took me quite a while after becoming fluent in English to having errant thoughts in English. Both
by Aerroon 5y ago
Knowing four languages isn't the same as thinking in them. It took me quite a while after becoming fluent in English to having errant thoughts in English. Both languages can influence my thinking - sometimes I'll think of half of a concept in English and finish off the thought in my native language. This is most common when I'm dealing with math or numbers.
- throwaway210222 5y ago> A language shapes your identity because it literally gives the grammar to your thoughts. So does your 'identity' (whatever that is) change half way through the sentence. In you head? Are you literally a different person at either end of your sentence? SMH.
- Aerroon 5y agoWhat? No. The change happens when you learn the language and start thinking in those concepts. It's like learning mathematics or programming: once you learn them, you notice the patterns elsewhere in life too. I don't think the difference in natural languages is as big as with learning programming or mathematics, but I imagine that there's some difference.
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