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 I’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