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Language Learning
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The Whirling Linguist
(Naskaristana 2670-2671)
Language is a paradox,
by ambition it is expansive,
but by neurology it is restrictive,
and language tied to ideology,
is downright decrepit.
I live in six languages,
and occasionally dabble in a few more,
and I learnt none inside classrooms,
I just outgrew the jungle memberships.
What makes a language native is
not flawless syntax or grammar,
but a shameless flow of passion.
For example, yo soy humano, por que humano?
cunku benim icin bi tek in
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― With Love From A Blue Rock
― With Love From A Blue Rock
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Whether you're native or foreign to a language isn't determined by blood, it's determined by whether you have to translate it in your head from another language.
Nativity of language has nothing to do with literacy or grammatical accuracy - any language that comes to you naturally, any language that bypasses the translation circuits of your brain, and forms spontaneous speech, albeit flawed, is your native language.
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― Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth
― Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth
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