True enough. For me, there often are sentence structures that I can construct in English but not in Korean. Thoughts seem to flow in different ways in different languages.
And that's what makes having multilingual knowledge all the more advantageous than not, as much as it may seem otherwise. It's a privilege to be multilingual, despite any challenges.
"when writing in a foreign tongue, it is easier to lie, easier to conceal yourself" - agree with this, I think the heart prefers a certain language and processes emotionally impactful situations primarily in that language
Wow. Your essay is so eye-opening. I read Achebe's 'Things Fall Last year, and I guess I didn't pay much attention to the author's writing as an African English writer rather than an African writer. I personally think that as much as we love our native languages (English for me is third-rate!), we have to admit that there are aspects of our writing that we can only best express in English.
True enough. For me, there often are sentence structures that I can construct in English but not in Korean. Thoughts seem to flow in different ways in different languages.
And that's what makes having multilingual knowledge all the more advantageous than not, as much as it may seem otherwise. It's a privilege to be multilingual, despite any challenges.
"when writing in a foreign tongue, it is easier to lie, easier to conceal yourself" - agree with this, I think the heart prefers a certain language and processes emotionally impactful situations primarily in that language
No wonder you understand it. This might be no more than my projection, but it seems it's harder to lie in Russian than in English even for me.
Wow. Your essay is so eye-opening. I read Achebe's 'Things Fall Last year, and I guess I didn't pay much attention to the author's writing as an African English writer rather than an African writer. I personally think that as much as we love our native languages (English for me is third-rate!), we have to admit that there are aspects of our writing that we can only best express in English.