"The nasalization of vowels are so hard--- I agree! Recently I have been questioning if I am making the sounds correctly. When I listen to Brazilian funk songs, I always repeat the nasal sounds out loud when I hear them. I think that this is when…"

"I so agree on how culture can affect language patterns! I think that European Portuguese is harder to understand than Brazilian Portuguese. At least in my experiences with Brazilian Portuguese, the language feels more informal. I wonder if the…"

"Hi Libby, your plan and motivations here are so thoughtful, and it is very clear that your strong Spanish background is going to help you, especially since Portuguese and Spanish share a lot of grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. The way…"

"Hi Libby, I think you are absolutely right to be skeptical of strong claims about handedness and language. Handedness explaining only a small portion of the variation in which hemisphere handles language. Your explanation of Broca’s and Wernicke’s…"

"Hi Libby, I agree that languages really are at the heart of everything you are describing here, and the different ways of seeing parts of the world disappear with it is very sad, especially Indigenous ecological knowledge and oral traditions. Your…"

"Hi Libby, I like that you are approaching learning the language very thoughtfully. I agree that writing free hand helps retain more information than typing. I also like your attention to the grammar structure and patterns and how it shows similarity…"

"Hi Libby, I think your hypothetical research idea is really compelling. It was fascinating to listen to you talk about this in your final presentation too. And its great that you were able to connect culture, history, and syntax rather than just…"