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The woman who woke up sounding Chinese (Original Post)
JuJuYoshida
Dec 2018
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LAS14
(13,783 posts)1. I've heard enough stories like this to think that an accent...
... 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?
I've cross-posted this in DU Lounge
yuiyoshida
(41,861 posts)2. How Bizarre
grantcart
(53,061 posts)3. On the upside she makes great dim sum
Sorry couldn't help it.
I have heard of this before and find it fascinating
rurallib
(62,448 posts)4. really highlights how truly little we know about the brain.