I consider knowing other languages a “blessing in disguise” (Why Bilinguals are Smarter). As a person who know multiple languages, I gave this article a lot of thought and access how my mind treats the languages I know. For the most part, I think in English. However, there are certain words that I don’t know the names for in English. In these cases, my mind automatically thinks of Gujarati. When my mind switches, it automatically starts to think in that same language for a while. Then it switches to the language that I use on a regular basis.
Overall, this article provided me with a lot of insight. However, I do wish that they had expanded how the brain is impacted by multiple languages? I know more than two languages and I would like to know more about how exactly my mind processes the information it receives. I believe that there is certainly a cutoff point after which knowing more languages won’t make you smarter and “smarter”.
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