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Realinternetpoints t1_j4jait9 wrote

Reply to comment by platoprime in What it means to “know” a language by thenousman

It’s more than English. Other languages have similar associations with Kiki and boba. It sounds like this person is saying that there are sound associations in Arabic that only make sense to Arabic speakers

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platoprime t1_j4jb6i6 wrote

> there are sound associations in Arabic that only make sense to Arabic speakers

Like words and their connotations? Yeah, I wouldn't describe those as something special and "greater" than the meaning of a word.

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ididntunderstandyou t1_j4kjy3y wrote

Tell me you speak no other language without telling me you speak no other language.

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