[Edling] The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages

Thu Aug 30 05:53:24 UTC 2018

The New Yorker

The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages

The word “hyperpolyglot” was coined two decades ago, by a British linguist, Richard Hudson, who was launching an Internet search for the world’s greatest language learner.

Full story:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/03/the-mystery-of-people-who-speak-dozens-of-languages

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