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I've never heard of glossologia but have heard of glossolalia 'speaking in tongues'. Xenoglossy is a newish linguistics term that refers to speaking in a language one hasn't studied or acquired from birth, divorced from the religious context of glossolalia.



So once again the sly erudition of the capitose mister zmjezhd, has explained this confusing World to me. Two nights ago in responding to an Awad Thread in Loanwords from German I lapsed into a bout of speaking and writing in German, although the only language I speak and write is Excellent English.

Now, thanks to zejezhd, I understand that my "xeneglossy" is a respectable new term now used by reputable "linguists", and not a "hat trick" used by shamans and weird parapsychologists.

You can learn a lot from old zejezhd if you know how to read him.

(See: Loan Words from German)