The Multilingual Self: An Inquiry Into Language Learning

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If their aim was to attract casual buyers, perhaps the publishers were right not to stress the autobiographical aspect of the book on its cover. Who, after all, would think they might want to read the autobiography of a person they had never heard of? Perhaps many teachers would feel something similar. And as a consequence, I—and they—might have missed a book that in some ways is rather special. There are aspects of this work that kept me reading through to the end—long after I had discovered that I had originally misjudged its true nature—and which have stayed with me since finishing it.

As an exploration of language learning theory, it must be said, the book achieves little, despite the indications on the cover. However, the wider application of these theories on the basis of this one example of learning appears questionable, since Lvovich seems to be such an exceptionally gifted language learner.

At one point, the book offers a fascinating glimpse into the workings of her mind: I could give this type of characteristic to every word, sound, syllable, expression in every language I know.

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When I began learning English in college, I had a hard time memorizing the days of the week. They seemed colorless and all similar until the day when I started consciously thinking about their colors, and they finally appeared bright and all differentiated. For those who perhaps vaguely associate just a few words with textures, as I do, this description of multicolored language offers a vivid idea of what goes on in the mind of someone who thinks and perceives linguistic concepts totally differently. What this book does have to offer will depend on the reader. This will be especially true of students who have had the experience of immigration to America.

For the same reasons, it strikes a chord with my thinking about immigration in general.

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Anyone whose work involves helping people who have to settle in a new country will find some points of interest in the book. In reading this book, one is able to understand something of what was involved in all this. Her eldest daughter, like other adolescent children who move from one country to another, also suffered—but she finally made the transition successfully, as do most other children of her age. She does not seem to have any intellectual interests.