Archived People who speak more than one language, what is the language you use for your internal thoughts? (AskVoat)
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Archived People who speak more than one language, what is the language you use for your internal thoughts? (AskVoat)
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[–] Diavolo1988 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
I think mostly in my mother tongue (norwegian), some times in english, and rarely in german and italian. But I do think in all those languages from time to time.
[–] cstoli [S] 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Does it feel differently in any way? Do you tend to think emotionally in one and do more technical thought in another?
[–] Kithsander 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I wish I could give you a source, but there was an article posted online awhile ago about a study that found when people are using a non-native language, they think a lot more about the terms that they're using to define their thoughts. It's not just a "what's the word for this thing in this language" but a lot more reflection on the thing itself.
[–] Diavolo1988 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
not really. a language is just a tool for expressing oneself. whether it's expression to oneself, or to other doesn't matter. (in my experience)
I guess some of the languages are better at expressing certain things than others. I feel like Norwegian is better on feelings, and English is better on academic thoughts. I've always felt that German is good for dirty talk (sexual), but that might be just as much the German people giving me that impression than the language itself. Italian has lots of slang, and is pretty good on romance.
[–] Blue_Nose ago
For me it's not so much about mood as it is sometimes the other language has a more fitting word. English is my native language, but sometimes German expresses what I'm thinking better.