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JuJuYoshida

(2,253 posts) Fri Dec 14, 2018, 12:21 PM Dec 2018

The woman who woke up sounding Chinese

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The woman who woke up sounding Chinese (Original Post) JuJuYoshida Dec 2018 OP

I've heard enough stories like this to think that an accent... LAS14 Dec 2018 #1

How Bizarre yuiyoshida Dec 2018 #2

On the upside she makes great dim sum grantcart Dec 2018 #3

really highlights how truly little we know about the brain. rurallib Dec 2018 #4

LAS14

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1. I've heard enough stories like this to think that an accent...

Reply to JuJuYoshida (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2018, 12:25 PM

Dec 2018

... is more than just pronouncing sounds differently. It's a whole brain set. But I've also heard stories of people suddenly speaking languages that they hadn't spoken previously. I can't get my head around that. Does anyone have a link to a credible source for such a story?

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