Dr. Esther Mi-Jung Park: Preserving the Past, Shaping the Future of LanguageLanguage is crucial for human connection, culture, and identity, and the disappearance of a language signifies the loss of thought and history.
OPINION: Your personality changes when you speak another language, but that's not always a bad thingLanguage shapes perception and emotional processing, influencing how bilingual individuals interact with the world.The mother tongue evokes stronger emotional memories compared to a second language.