My Fluent Podcast
E56 - Do we have another personality in another language?
Mar 19, 2020
The podcast explores whether people have different personalities in different languages, sharing personal experiences with speaking various languages, reflecting on their influence on personality and discussing the diversity of English. They express gratitude to a collaborator and mention upcoming episodes.
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- Language learning at different stages of life and associating each language with different experiences can lead to a change in character when switching between languages.
- Speaking different languages can bring out different behavior traits such as sociability in Swedish and assertiveness and debate-oriented nature in French.
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Switching personalities when speaking in another language
According to an experiment conducted by the podcast host, it is suggested that a person may unintentionally switch personalities when speaking in different languages. The host claims that language learning at different stages of life and associating each language with different experiences can lead to a change in character when switching between languages. For example, the host describes how they become more sociable when speaking Swedish, and more assertive and debate-oriented when speaking French. The experiment highlights the potential influence of language on one's behavior and character.
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