tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post5693436146056227895..comments2023-07-03T09:22:01.637+01:00Comments on tasting rhubarb: Mother tongueJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post-11435958095153335852013-02-21T22:34:13.442+00:002013-02-21T22:34:13.442+00:00Apparently you learn your native language with a d...Apparently you learn your native language with a different part of your brain from that used to learn an acquired language. That's why teeny tots can gabble away in Russian or Chinese!Viviennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post-70925749029229424592013-02-19T18:46:26.105+00:002013-02-19T18:46:26.105+00:00Oh Jean, sorry about the pain this triggered for y...Oh Jean, sorry about the pain this triggered for you! <br /><br />I was made to think of my mother too, and how my first language has 'rusted' from lack of much use, especially the spoken after my parents died. And how that language changed for many immigrants, in their case becoming 'Finglish', a mix of English and Finnish. Now there's a thesis somewhere in there....marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post-74180966004528544602013-02-19T17:33:24.439+00:002013-02-19T17:33:24.439+00:00Ivy, in this context, hugs from you who both moved...Ivy, in this context, hugs from you who both moved tongues as a child and have spent so much time hanging out with Demeter and Persephone mean much. <br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post-35538598267074935282013-02-19T12:24:10.448+00:002013-02-19T12:24:10.448+00:00(((Jean))) xx(((Jean))) xxIvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703056626322603467noreply@blogger.com