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Trauma associated with a Language
One of the reasons for forgetting a language is the trauma associated with speaking a particular language: The mind recalls the bad experiences while the language is heard or spoken.
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Forgetting the First Language
While our brains are flexible and adaptable as children, we tend to start having more rigid learning and relearning skills as we grow old.
There have been some extreme cases when the mother tongue or the first language is completely forgotten in adults.
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Language as Identity
Our mother tongue is tied to our deeper identity, roots, and memories.
Native language attrition (the process of losing a native, or first, language) is natural and reversible, as whatever allows us to learn l...
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The Switch Mechanism
Once a person is able to speak two or more languages, the mind has to create a mechanism to switch between those seamlessly.
Switching a language is not like forgetting, but if there is too much back and forth, the competition starts between the two languages.
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Benefits of learning a new language
Research shows that it's important to "exercise" your brain. Learning a language is one of the most effective ways to do this.
Benefits of speaking or learning a second language:
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Learning a new language: Skype for daily spoken practice
You must speak the language right away if your goals in the target language involve speaking it.
- Learn some basic vocabulary.
- Do this for a few hours, and then set up an exchange with a native speaker—someone who has spoken that language their whole life.
Trauma changes our brain
After having experienced trauma, our brain can not function properly anymore, at least for a while.
Among the negative effects that trauma leads to there is the risk of developing physical illnesses or the so-called Post-traumatic stress disorder.
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