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Can You Lose Your Native Tongue? (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 5 months ago by koavf@lemmy.ml to c/linguistics@mander.xyz

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[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Does anyone who speaks more than one language, or is social with people who know more than one language, actually think that your first language is just stuck in there?

I know the stereotype of people from the USA is that they only speak one language, but they should at least know someone who's first language isn't English, right? Or do most only socialize with people who are very similar to them?