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my favourite anecdote about languages was when I went to see Salman Rushdie talk. His accent was perfectly north American while he spoke about contemporary thin
by exe34 2y ago
my favourite anecdote about languages was when I went to see Salman Rushdie talk. His accent was perfectly north American while he spoke about contemporary things, but when he spoke about his childhood in India, he started speaking with a slight Indian accent.
I think the memories are encoded in terms of the thoughts of the time, so when they are revisited, they reactivate the same speech patterns.
- kreyenborgi 2y agoI know people who speak in a more central dialect when they speak of work, and their childhood dialect when they speak of family, hobbies