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humanodon · 4001 days ago · link · · parent · post: Spinoff Discussion: Can human languages vary in effectiveness when communicating specific ideas, feelings, topics, etc.
Don't forget that child-rearing books in the 1980's advised against bilingualism or multilingualism, as language acquisition was not as well understood. What people could see was that bilingual kids took longer to speak and that they'd often respond in the other language, as they hadn't yet figured out when it was appropriate to do so.