Episode 31 – Talent

In this episode I talk about talent, particularly talent for languages. Do some people have an innate talent for learning languages? Do others lack such a talent? If you don’t have a talent for languages, can you learn one anyway? Further reading: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-innate-talent-a-myth/ Tunes features in this episode Hedge Cats / Cathod y Gwyrch See the score for this tune. Little Red Boats / Cychod bach coch – a tune I wrote on the cavaquinho in 2017. If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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