Cosa succede alla lingua madre quando ci trasferiamo in un paese straniero, parliamo un’altra lingua tutti i giorni e l’italiano si prende una pausa? In questa puntata esploriamo il fenomeno dell’attrito linguistico: dai meccanismi cognitivi al ruolo dell’identità emotiva, passando per casi reali e studi scientifici. Spoiler: anche se la tua lingua madre si rincoglionisce, non è mai sparita del tutto.  

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