6 décembre 2024|
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|12 months agoSwiss Language Study Reveals Personality Shifts in Multilingual Speakers
New research highlights how Swiss multilingual speakers experience personality changes when switching languages, with implications for integration and cultural understanding.
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- Over half of the global population utilizes two or more languages in their daily lives.
- Mother tongues evoke greater emotional intensity and vividness in memory recall compared to second languages.
- Second languages provide a 'degree of emotional distance,' allowing speakers to navigate complex situations like apologies or anger with less anxiety.
- Speakers often report feeling like different people with distinct behaviors when switching between languages.
- Language proficiency and the environment of acquisition (formal vs. organic) significantly impact emotional expression and public speaking anxiety.
By The Numbers
Over 50%
of the world's population
They Said
"Languages don’t just allow us to communicate - they also shape our perception of what surrounds us, and ourselves."
"The mother tongue tends to have an emotional edge over the second language."