Home World News Europe France Paris Daily News Lost in Translation: Why Your French Self Has No Personality
Paris Daily News

Lost in Translation: Why Your French Self Has No Personality

Lost in Translation: Why Your French Self Has No Personality thumbnail

Before moving to France for a year abroad, my biggest worry wasn’t grammar or vocabulary. It was whether I’d have a personality in French. I feared that native speakers would hear only broken French and find a blank canvas where my personality should be. The idea of having a different personality in a foreign language is a genuine linguistic concept. A 2014 study showed that thinking in a…

Source

Read More

Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles

French Film Review: Un Beau Matin

Léa Seydoux plays Sandra, a young translator raising her daughter while navigating...

French Restaurant Review: Cypsèle Paris

Alexander Lobrano reflects on the alchemy that transforms excellent cooking into a...

Beaujolais for Food Lovers: From Michelin Stars to Artisanal Treasures

For decades, Beaujolais has lived in the shadow of its own reputation....

French Restaurant Review: Brasserie Roseaux Lyon

Often, a good meal is almost as much about successful casting as...