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Speaking a new language is difficult for adults
- It is easier to learn to read and understand a new language than it is to speak it.
- According to a recent study, the adult brain compartmentalizes speech in the left hemisphere, showing minimal plasticity.
- As people become proficient in a language, their brains use both hemispheres to read and understand, but speech production remains cornered in the left hemisphere.
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