.I would say it's an ability, as to have linguistic intelligence the person would have to have a deep understanding of the rules and functions of that language. An example of this can be seen in the works of William Shakespeare.
.I would say it's an ability, as to have linguistic intelligence the person would have to have a deep understanding of the rules and functions of that language. An example of this can be seen in the works of William Shakespeare.
Linguistic ability is tied to abilities related to cognition and oral motor function, not personality. Some people hear sounds differently than others, resulting in consistent mispronunciations that don't sound to them as such if corrected. An example is a woman who consistently heard the word "Tylenol" as "Tidinol," just to cite one example of many she could not hear properly. Others cannot even with considerable practice work their tongues in a way that elicits the sounds necessary for a specific language, such as trills or clicks.
From a cognitive standpoint some linguistically gifted people can store vocabulary for multiple languages for many years whether using the languages or not, and can learn new languages easily, moving with facility from one to another even when they did not learn any of these languages until high school or later in life.
I have come to the conclusion after seeing some examples, including two in my own family, that extraordinary linguistic capabilities can be a savant-type skill with some people, who seem unaware that they can do what others can't with the same ease.
It depends on how you define "intelligence"... mechanics of the skill or interpretation of meaning?
language intelligence is not only an ability or a personal trait, it also depends on the practice and use of many high styles to develop.
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