Speaking an unknown language

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Liz,

I'd would advise against just sending a recording, without some other kinds of investigation with you in person.

You would likely want a workup by a neurologist, especially one who has worked with a linguist previously, or who has a neurolinguist on staff or handy. They would want to determine whether your new speech pattern is indeed "a language" or some other kind of connected sequence of sounds. And it would be good to rule out other issues that you haven't brought up (or noticed), including whether all your motor activity and reflex reactions are still working as expected.

Does this unknown language get in the way of your daily life?

On what occasions do you find yourself speaking this way?

Obviously at least some of the time your English continues to be dominant, and your writing seems unaffected (though I didn't read anything you wrote before this happened).

From a quick search on the terms "medical school illinois neurology" (without the quote marks), I found that SIU has a department, but I'm not sure whether they know a lot about language issues. Call them and find out.

Nancy J. Frishberg