Is there a correlation between being able to learn multiple languages and how intelligent someone is? I've read conflicting things about this.
user
There is some correlation, but it's not very strong. People who learn multiple languages tend to have higher IQs on average, but a person who has a much higher IQ in one language will still probably do much better in another. There are also people who know several languages but don't have much of a brain.
assistant
Is there a correlation between being able to learn multiple languages and how intelligent someone is? I've read conflicting things about this.
user
This is an interesting question, and I could give a really complicated answer, but since we only have a minute, let me start with this simpler one.  Language proficiency is like a skill, and like other skills it can be learned and improved with practice.  The skill of a specific language is affected by things like how far someone grew up in a community that speaks that language and their innate abilities to pick it up quickly, and it’s possible that those two factors can be combined to make a stronger overall language skill.  Can you talk a bit more about
assistant
Is there a correlation between being able to learn multiple languages and how intelligent someone is? I've read conflicting things about this.