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The Languages We Think In: Tolkien, Welsh, and the Multilingual Architecture of writing fiction
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The Languages We Think In: Tolkien, Welsh, and the Multilingual Architecture of writing fiction

The language that shapes us is the language that shapes the world we imagine.


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Written by Lloyd Lewis

Writers don’t think in words; we think in architectures. Language isn’t just vocabulary, it’s scaffolding for imagination. In the novel The Hollow Circuit, by Awen Null its emotional core and world logic are shaped by three linguistic currents: English, Ancient Greek, and Welsh. Each brings its own gravitational pull, its own way of organising thought, and, crucially, its own neurological footprint.

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