When you're raised with more than one language, there is a tendency to recognize how arbitrary words and language can be. The whole point of language is to communicate so it makes very little difference what sounds, words, or language you produce to communicate your thoughts. Multilingual learners recognize that the sounds coming from your mouth should make sense, but what happens when they don't have as much experience in vocabulary, grammar, syntax, prosody, automaticity, and fluency as might be expected? Once again, comprehension may be compromised and learning is affected in various ways. Let's take a look at some aspects of "communication" that may cause more trouble for multilinguals but which represent entirely normal developmental experiences.