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Originally Posted by L'Aile Learning more than a couple of languages really does influence our thought processes--have you ever had a dream in a language other than your native tongue? Telll me your experience. For me, it is almost surreal, and makes your realize-- perhaps your thoughts aren't as connected to "language" as you once believed... |
On personal background, I'm fluent (both writing and talking) in two languages, is able to understand and be understood even on quite complex topic in 3 more , and have notions (enough to ask my road when travelling or the price of something) in another three. Yet, I'm not sure my thought process has changed greatly mainly because, except 2 of the 3 I have notions in, all the others are indo-europeans languages (french, english, italian, spanish, occitan, lombardian, portuguese). The only difference I've notice is that I tend to be more direct and harsh using english. I'm more easygoing in french and italian.
I usually dream in french, english or a mix between italian, occitan, and lombardian, depending on the location of my dreams. Or maybe I think I dream in this languages ? Strangely, when I dream I speak a language I don't know (morpokian for example, don't ask why), I use english as the foreign language.
And no, I won't try to invent another language, except for the few word describing something that don't exist yet.