#Microblog Monday 399: Polyglot
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This man can speak 37 languages. It’s an old article on hyperpolyglots, but I just refound the bookmark. Embedded inside is a video of him switching between multiple languages. It’s fascinating.
He can read, write, and speak at varying levels. I love how he uses languages to connect with people: “Because for Vaughn, every language is really a story about the people it connected him to.”
Isn’t this such a great story? I mean, the brain scan stuff is interesting, but I really love the reason he picks up languages.
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4 comments
Wow, that was so cool! I loved hearing him switch languages. There are a lot of difficult sounds in the ones he can speak! I love that he’s all about connecting with people and seeing them light up when he speaks their native language. Also interesting that your brain lights up less if you’re a hyperpolyglot, because it’s working less. That blew my mind a little.
Wow – people who know multiple languages always impress me, in part because I’m pretty bad that them. I’m curious if the nth language is harder or easier than the earlier ones?
Wow. I love love love this article. I’ve started writing far too much, so I’m going to delete and may post separately. Simply to say that whilst I know I am good at languages, I wish (oh, how I wish) I had this innate talent, and lack of shyness to try. Though I will say, as I am sure you know, that once you have learned and can speak one or two languages, learning new ones is easier.
That’s a cool article! I heard the Finnish and it sounded like Finnish (and not what they say in TV shows, which is usually very hard to figure out. LOL). Languages are so interesting and fun!
I just read another language article yesterday (How our brains cope with speaking more than one language from BBC) that I thought was quite interesting also. And I think it does describe myself at times. I forget words in one language or another, and sometimes when I’m speaking one language more than the other, it is hard to switch back.