I grew up multilingual. Russian Turkish and English with my parents and German in Germany. I feel this has impacted my way of thinking greatly, it's a huge part of makes me me. I think in one language but forget a word and add it in another I can switch between languages quickly, I get mixed up between the languages and sometimes just can't talk as if my brain just stops and I can speak each one of those languages, but not a single one perfectly.
I read this quote recently, don't fully remember how it goes but something along the lines of "I speak 4 languages but still no one can understand me."
I'm looking for a book that describes this experience! It doesn't have to be purely personal experience l'd also enjoy more scientific/ psychological book which actually goes into how multilingual brains work.
Would really mean a lot to me 🙂
by Sea-Bet-1625
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Babel by RF Kaung
The posessed be Elif Batuman
The Idiot by Elif Batuman!!!
It’s a perfect fit for this. Including that the protagonist speaks Turkish and English, and is learning Russian in college. It’s all about language and how we relate to it and use it to make sense of our world and relationships.