Language, Thinking, and Reasoning_Blog1

While skimming the pages of the Lilienfeld textbook, the chapter that intrigued me the most was chapter 8 "Language, Thinking, and Reasoning". As a bilingual student with an immigrant family, language is a topic of great interest to me. So, when I noticed that this chapter essentially covers everything about languages - from how they work to the relation between language and thought and even whether or not twins have their own language - I knew this would be a great read. Not only does it focus on the features of language but it also shows how children learn languages and this has always been of curiosity to me having learned two languages simultaneously as a toddler. Language is one of the things that makes humans unique and with as many languages as there are today, it is definitely a topic to pursue and study. I am excited to eventually reach chapter 8 and to get the chance to explore the long history and hidden qualities of language.
The chapter mentions that the earlier on in childhood or life one attempts to learn a new language, the better. The chapter continues to say that in most bilingual people, one language is dominant no matter what. I can genuinely relate to this statement knowing that while I speak Russian fluently, it isn't nearly as easy for me to speak as English is. It should be interesting to get more insight into how my bilingual level was achieved and how others can do the same!