In this bitesize talk at LinguaMania, Elleke Boehmer reads an extract from her novel, Shouting in the Dark, in English and Dutch and discusses how bilingualism has affected her life. She explores the benefits and disadvantages of living with two languages and the impact of bilingualism on creativity.
Other bitesize talks at LinguaMania
Bilingualism and the Internet
Do objects speak?
Musings from Cloud Cuckoo Land
A Tristan Tile in the Ashmolean