LL-L "Language memory" 2004.01.27 (02) [E]

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From: burgdal32admin <burgdal32 at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Language memory" 2004.01.26 (05) [E]

> Sometimes a certain word or phrase will bring back to my conscious
> mind a
> song or rhyme I had last heard as a child, even at pre-school age.  I
> find
> that this happens more often the older I get -- which is another
> interesting
> topic (that is only indirectly language-relaed).
>
> So, no I don't think we truly lose languages or any other mental
> skills, but
> I do believe we temporarily lose the skill of accessing them.
>
> Regards,
> Reinhard/Ron
>
> P.S.: Bear in mind that apparently one only ever utilizes a small
> fraction
> of one's brain's capacity ...
>
Hi Ron,
And i think the memories even get stronger with "smells" you know again
from the past. When i recognise a flavour of my childgood, i always
remember the story of the "Madeleine" coockie in the book  from Proust,
A la recherche du temps perdu. But that is too much off the topics here.
Groetjes
luc vanbrabant
oekene

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