Twinfo
Have you ever been around a set of twins and watched the way that they interact with each other? It can look like they are using their own little language to speak to each other than no one else can understand. Well – they are. The official name for it is cryptophasia, more commonly known as Twin Talk. Cryptophasia translates to secret speech and that is exactly what they are doing, secretly speaking to each other.
Twins are known for the way that they interact with each other and the special bond that they have with each other. It is a beautiful thing to watch and can put a smile on anyone’s face.
Crytophasia is more than just speaking in secret to each other. The twins are able to interact and understand each other in more ways that just speaking. They mirror each others actions, using actions to get their message to the other twin and then the secret language which we can spend hours trying to understand and get no where with it.
Studies have shown that up to 50% of twins use this secret language to communicate with their sibling at one point or another, creating the special bond for years to come. The reason that people believe that the twin talk is the way it is with twins is because they are able to communicate with each other they do not feel the need to try and interact with the outside world as much – their sibling is their world in a way.
Twin talk can have both positive and negative affects on the twins and their development.
Using the twin talk between themselves helps to build their relationship and the bond between them and many twins grow up and continue to be very close to their mirrored counterpart.
However studies have also shown that there have been links to language delays in some twins and their development slightly behind. Some professionals believe that this can be linked to the twin talk and the fact that they are not wanting to learn to communicate and interact with the outside world as much.
Once the twins start to learn and speak the normal language their need for twin talk decreases and they begin to use proper words and communication techniques to communicate with their twin and family.
To you and I the twin talk may sound like gibberish and not make any sense but to the twins it is a real way of communicating and they know exactly what the other is saying. Twin talk can also differ between different sets of twins. Talk that can be understand by their twin counterpart may not be able to be understood by another set of twins.
Being a twin comes with a lot of great and exciting perks including being able to share clothes, trade places with your twin and play tricks on your family and friends at time. Twin talk is just another one of these great perks and one that will help to build a lasting relationship between your twins for years to come.
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