Ep. 40 Solo: Forgotten First Languages Leave An Imprint On The Brain

Today in this solo episode I wanted to talk to you about lost languages. I stumbled across this article called  “Forgotten First Languages Leave An Imprint On The Brain.” For those of you feeling overwhelmed (like me) with the idea of re-learning your mother-tongue this article gave me so much comfort and hope. 

REFERENCES:
Adoptees who taught themselves their native language:
Jacob Taylor Mosquera from Colombia ep.39
William Uhlaub from Haiti ep.8

BOOK:
Embers in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Article
https://www.myenglishlanguage.com/2017/01/29/forgotten-first-languages-leave-imprint-on-brain/?fbclid=IwAR3TFhD8CRV-3mm_65sXzz1z7dC9oevfJSKMOl-aaTFgcZQtvR3CY-19UWY

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