Who Are You When You Speak? Language and Identity

Think about this: many multilingual people say they feel like a slightly different person depending on which language they are speaking. A teenager who speaks Spanish at home and English at school might find that jokes land differently, that they are more formal in one language, or that some feelings are easier to express in one tongue than the other. Does that sound familiar to you — or surprising? Here is a quick retrieval warm-up before we dive in. Think back to anything you already know about how language connects to culture or belonging.