English is fast becoming the world’s universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. But with 6,000 languages coexisting in 200 nations, bilingualism and multilingualism are not oddities; they are norms.
Linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter shares four alluring benefits of learning an unfamiliar tongue. The benefits of learning a new language are both surprising and substantial.
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