Stay updated Enter your email to receive the latest posts directly in your inbox How Many Languages Do You Speak?" Whenever I mention that I study linguistics, I can almost see the wheels turning in people's minds. The first question is always, "How many languages do you speak?" It’s as if being a linguist automatically means I'm a polyglot with a dozen tongues at my command. Then comes the follow-up: “Oh, so you must be really good at English!” As if my linguistic abilities hinge solely on mastering one language. And it doesn’t stop there—the questions keep coming, each one an opportunity to delve deeper into the fascinating world of language, but also a reminder of the common misconceptions surrounding the field of linguistics. Join me as we delve into what linguistics is really about. Linguistics is the scientific study a language. One may ask why do we say linguistics is a scientific discipline? When we say that linguistics is a scienti...