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And Russian.
And Czech. And Dutch
And Afrikaans: jy (familiar), u (ever so formal), but u is (or seems to be) falling out of common use.
Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
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Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
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Here's a bit of my experience to back up how hard it is to separate out the cultural aspect: The English singular 'you' has two words for it in German, 'sie' and 'du'. The first one is used in situations where there is some distance between the speakers, the second when they are (much) more familiar. It used to be fairly unheard of to hear a German 'subordinate' use 'du' to their superior, whereas in English it would…
Same in Spanish ('usted' and 'tu', respectively).
The problem with the German version is that "Sie" also means "she" and "they". Usted at least does not mean "she."
So, are you talking about your sister… or are you talking to your superior? (My 2nd most hated thing about German.)
Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
#63I have an unpublished, unfinished PhD thesis investigating this question. I'm working on getting permission to publish it, but for now I can only give you the summary. The author administered standardised personality tests to people tested as fluently bi-lingual in English and German. Each of the four possibilities was tested. Everyone got both tests, some tested first in English, the others first in German. Each gro…
Does this relate at all to linguistic relativity?
Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
#64Does anyone have data on how thinking in a certain language relates to problem-solving skills? I know that e.g. for any programming related task I automatically switch to English, even though I'm not a native speaker. I wonder if you could hack your thought processes to be more efficient? Kinda like pick the right language for the right problem, but for natural languages.
Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
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Have a TL;DR? Am I supposed to red a 1000 lines Wikipedia article before I comment on anything?
Short version: the woman suffered third degree burns over 6% of her body (1% = the size of a handprint) including her crotch, and lesser burns over 16%. She required emergency medical attention, expensive skin grafts, etc. This was not just someone spilling a bit of coffee on their arm and flinching in pain, but instead was a horrific life-threatening injury (I’m somewhat reminded of Rush Limbaugh suggesting that wat…
So is 170° too hot for coffee? I still don't quite get it. is that Fahrenheit, or Celsius (the latter probably physically impossible, but still)? What temperature is coffee now (at McD and at Starbucks?)?
Feeling sorry for someone doesn't appear to be beneficial to people's judgement.
Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
#66This seems to be my week to finally "de-lurk" around here. I did a collaboration a few years back on this; it's a fascinating topic. If you're curious to learn more and have access, check out: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi... I'll see if I can dig up a summary but am on iPhone at the moment.
Nice paper. what is Atof, Inc.?
Just my company... essentially it's what I do all my work through, makes life easier than doing things as a sole proprietor.
Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
#67Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
#68I have an unpublished, unfinished PhD thesis investigating this question. I'm working on getting permission to publish it, but for now I can only give you the summary. The author administered standardised personality tests to people tested as fluently bi-lingual in English and German. Each of the four possibilities was tested. Everyone got both tests, some tested first in English, the others first in German. Each gro…
Why do you need permission to post your own writing? Do you sign some kind of NDA when you enter a phd program?
Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
#69I have an unpublished, unfinished PhD thesis investigating this question. I'm working on getting permission to publish it, but for now I can only give you the summary. The author administered standardised personality tests to people tested as fluently bi-lingual in English and German. Each of the four possibilities was tested. Everyone got both tests, some tested first in English, the others first in German. Each gro…
I would be very interested in this thesis, is there any way I could get an advance copy? it relates to my start-up, 321speak.com
No, sorry. As I say, it's unfinished, it's not mine, and I specifically don't have permission to disseminate it. I can talk about what I know from it, but I can't quote from it. You might email me with any specific questions and I'll answer them if I can.
Re: Do you have a different personality when you speak a different language?
#70I have an unpublished, unfinished PhD thesis investigating this question. I'm working on getting permission to publish it, but for now I can only give you the summary. The author administered standardised personality tests to people tested as fluently bi-lingual in English and German. Each of the four possibilities was tested. Everyone got both tests, some tested first in English, the others first in German. Each gro…
I think two other variables needs to be factored in: cultural influence of the native speakers of the languages and the age at which you acquire the. I can attest to the second factor because I learned four languages before I was six (typical if you grow up in India) and still use three of them almost every day and I do not feel any discernible personality change when I shift the language I speak or think in.