American English Vs. British English

The connection between language and identity are our expressions, how we are able to show our ideas and feeling which parts of our ethnicity are. For example, in the reading “Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood,” the language was an important resource for the kids to communicate with their Spanish culture, show affects to their parents and have communication with their families. Nevertheless,

Part One, Language and Identity, includes personal essays that explore the struggles of two individuals with issues of identity connected to the languages they were raised to

These changes in basic language between the people of England shows that Americans in general were changing from their origins as they adapted to America, and these developments made the colonists develop a sense of difference and identity.

Scholar, Gloria Anzaldúa, in her narrative essay, “How To Tame A Wild Tongue’, speaks her many experiences on being pressured on what language to use. She then expresses how the discrimination made her to realize the ugly truth--that people reject languages that aren’t their own. She adopts logos, ethos and pathos in order to appeal toward her audience who is anyone who is not bilingual. One of the perspectives she takes on in her piece clearly expresses the relationship between language and identity and how it creates a conflict between her and the world.

Most questions of whether and how language shapes thought start with the simple observation that languages differ from one another. And a lot! Just look at the way people talk, they might say. Certainly, speakers of different languages must attend to strikingly different aspects of the world just so they can use their language properly.

Cultural identity can be characterized by many factors. However, one of the most important factors that characterized culture is national identity. Language and communication also play an important role in determining culture identity. However, studies have shown that there are many other factors in which

In the first place, the selection of English as the official dialect of the United States makes an 'all American ' mentality among initially, second and resulting eras. The United States has dependably been seen as a country of outsiders. The requirement for a typical and authority dialect has been further required by the expanding number of Hispanic outsiders. Since freedom, the Congress, and specifically, our ancestors have dependably been in backing of the osmosis of outsiders. As these workers

Spanglish mainly revolved on this idea of identity by showing how persons are affected through gradual shifts in the environment, the culture, and the language they are exposed to. This essay will discuss on how language and culture shift affect a

In an ever changing world we have seen the number and complexity of languages become reduced. In a Wall Street Journal article entitled What the World Will Speak in 2115, John H. McWhorter advocates for the world to see these changes as necessary and a way for communication worldwide to become more efficient and simplified. McWhorter shows how language has been streamlined for centuries as a way for citizens to adapt rather than viewed as an extinction of culture. Modern English is likely to become the dominant language worldwide but more so for the fact that it can be easily learned and is open to transformation with the times. Despite the fears of a world where lingual diversity is reduced, McWhorter suggests that there will still be variation to promote culture and communication with people from all backgrounds will be easier. The following is a summary and analysis of McWhorter’s main points describing the simplification of language. Following the summary of main points will be a hypothetical situation in what the world language could consist of 100 years from now.

In this course theme, I am able to explore various type of languages spoke in the US and how different languages can unite a nation. What sounds more attractive is that how these languages exists in US and how the represent their cultures and social identities as well as their uniqueness through the language they use. US has its unique identity in which English is spoke differently in one region to another region. The language itself stands as one, but how it is mixed with certain dialects converting it into a new dialect. For instance, the Standard American English is used by most of the people from Midwest while Ebonics which is the African American English is used by the African is

The American Revolution gave to the people of the “New World” onset to finally severe ties with the royal crown of England. Men still in support of England were driven North to, what is now, Ontario, while others went to the West Indies or back to England. The ideals of separation lead to belief that they needed their own language. These aspirations were met with hostility. America is the of land immigrants from backgrounds of German, Dutch, Irish, etc. Men like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Rush still prompted the use of other languages within their own families. While, A Scheme for a New Alphabet and Reformed Mode of Spelling, written and published by Benjamin Franklin in 1768, suggested the English language should be reformed. John Adams proposed, like Swift, an academy that would insist in studies in other language, while assuring American English as “public institution.” Webster’s dictionary encouraged readers to eradicate the previously ingrained phonetics and phonology of British English.

When we, as people, speak, we convey our beliefs, morals, and inner thoughts through language; therefore, the way in which we do so reveals a lot about our personalities and lives. After reading the assigned essays, it is clear to me that language plays a vital role in my life and helps to reveal who I am as a person. The language used by myself and the people I surround myself with molds my speaks patterns and life as a whole everyday. Amy Tan, author of “Mother Tongue,” explains better than I ever could how the language that we use and are exposed to changes the type of people we are in general. In one excerpt from the essay, she stated that the language she grew up with molded her beliefs and overall perspective on the world. One of the

Language, culture and individual personal attributes are all things we consider when describing what identity is and how it is influenced. Culture influences many aspects of an individual's life such as traditions, belief systems, norms, personal values and more. A language is a form of expression, it also reveals a person's origins such as what country they are from. Both culture and language shape a person's identity and can make an individual feel as though they belong. Translations by Friel not only does a great job of demonstrating the importance of language and cultural identity but also shows how easily both can be stripped from a society.

Among the most important concepts to emerge are those relating to dialects and language standards. Sociolinguists have documented the presence of dialects in every language. These dialects, all of which are legitimate, are associated with educational, economic, social and historical conditions. Hence, even if an individual scrupulously studies all the possible dictionaries of a random language, he would still be somewhat of a stranger to that language since he is unaware of all the dialectal changes.

The next section is about linguistic death. He asks here if a global language does grow and grow could it be possible that it wipes out minority or smaller languages. Already in some regions in the world local languages are being forgotten. Like in Brazil, parts of Africa, Asia and North America. People have predicted that in the next 50 years around 50% of the 6,000 languages may disappear. Losing a language is a tragedy. Especially when they have never been written down. The young people learn the global language and sometimes don’t even know anything in their native language. A cultures identity can be lost because of this. Maybe old folklore tales that were told in the native language but never translated and now maybe forgotten. In recent times though the emergence of English has seemed to have the opposite effect.