On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 4:52 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/06/25/are.you.a.different.person.when.you.speak.a.different.language > > Are you a different person when you speak a different language?
I don't know if I think differently, but I do speak and act rather differently to various people - even when using the same language [1]. I have no or limited control over this behavior - resultantly (is that a real word, well it should be) - I encounter my true language and thought process, I think, only when speaking to a mixed audience. [1] Yes, I speak different accents of Tamil, Hindi and English depending on who I am speaking to. So I am more articulate when speaking to certain people than others. I sometimes make people happy, and sometimes sad with this behavior - someone who is not a native speaker of the language might take offense at what might be considered a bad mimic of their accent for example. I have been able to increasingly control this, but it slips in too often to really matter. Cheeni
