Language: The Power Of Language Affects People

Language is a very import part in our life, we carry it with us through all the steps, processes, moments experiences of our life, language built us and make us grow and the most important thing is that it grows with us, changes, modifies itself, and becomes more appropriate and specific. As we pointed out language help us to create and understand the world around us, gives meaning to everything and gives birth to emotions and feelings; a world without language would be meaningless and very lonely. Language it’s what help us grow up, the more we learn through it, the more we desire to experience and study in deep, leading us to new prospective, opening our mind to more specific and deep concepts, ideas, projects, goals. We really can’t

“Doublespeak” can be seen frequently in the world of 1984. The party’s big slogan “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.” (George Orwell, 4) is an good example. The idea of the slogan is to convince the citizens that what they want, is what they already have. Only war can make peace and harmony, so peace is no longer peace, it becomes war; anyone who is slaved and wants freedom, he already has freedom; you can only strengthen yourself by not knowing things and being ignorant. The slogan changes truth and make the citizens believe that anything they want other than what their government wants can only make them unhappy, therefore, no one will consider rebellion because they believe the Party’s way of governing is the best and only way. “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” (George Orwell, 3) is

What is the meaning of language? How big the role of language in your life? Have you ever realize the impact of language in your life? In my opinion, language is not as simple as people seen in general. Usually the way people see language just as a tool for communicating with others. For me, behind the general usage of language, it also has a big role in our life because a language has the power to stand and show each person’s identity. Inside the Gloria Anzaldua’s essay “How To Tame A Wild Tongue” and Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue” claim that language is an identity. Because they show that language which they commonly use to communicate since the day they were born, showing who are they really are. Language as identity is very arguing phrases, it can be approach from a different perspective. This thing is exactly what are both of these essays are trying to do by approaching differently and using a different tone. Their life and experience give an impact to the way they interpret that language is an identity, and it also seen in each of their essays.

Language affects people. Teenagers often use their own jargon and feel like they belong. Jonathan Winawer said that Russians can distinguish different blue color well than people who use other languages. This is because there are more words about blue color in Russian, it helps to recognize different colors of blue. Also, you've heard about the results of an experiment that onions that continue to sound bad have faded and the onions that keep on saying good things grew well. Language is even affecting plant life. And I wonder how language can influence dystopia.

This leads me to my third and final point. A large part of the power of language lies in diction, due to the various connotations a word may carry, depending on context. Due to the subjective nature of our language it has the power to evoke individual psychological responses. Robert Baker examplifies this with different terms for ’woman’. Chick, lady, girl. We see that virtually none of these are interchangeable with ’woman’ for all speakers on all occations. Some people might apply ’lady’ only to women who display manners. Thereby highlighting the fact that words can carry a certain weight,

A language is really a powerful tool in the world today and it’s ability to give power to people to dominate others was seen in different essays .Its influence can be witnessed in Bosmajian book ’The Language of Expression” where the essay shares the value of a human to have a name because humans  are defined by their name.However, a name can be a curse or a blessing. Language can be used in the degradation of human beings which can lead to loss of self -belief and devaluation of an individual a most recognizable place where this event occurred was between the Nazis and the Jewish society.The Nazis were successful to oppress the Jews through renaming the Jews as  “bacilli” , “parasites” , “disease”, “demon”, “plague”. because of the the way the Nazis presented the Jews, most people began to believe them, and this leads to the condemnation.People believed the best solution was to exterminate the Jews from the world entirely.

In 2010, psychologist Lera Borodistsky wrote “Lost in Translation’. This article focuses on doing research to find out whether or not the language we speak set a foundation to the way we think. For a very long time it was questionable if languages could be studied and to what affects they have on people lives and their way of thinking. Through research, it has now proven that language can have a major impact on how people see the world. I agree with the findings in this article, I believe that language plays a major role in how people see and react to different parts of the world (Podolefsky & Brown, 2012).

Imagine moving to a different country and not understanding the language and the not knowing how to ask for help? This would be difficult for anyone to experience. Individuals will most likely encounter someone that speaks a different language. Those that are trying to understand someone that has a different language can be difficult when they do not speak the language. Individuals will try to communicate in some way even if they do not know the language. Some of the ways that people will try to communicate is non-verbal communication or an interpreter. Communication barriers can cause difficulties in understanding someone’s language such as cultural differences. People should learn a different language because this will allow them to communicate with fewer problems. Intercultural language causes communication barriers.

In 1441 a nightmare was rained upon in african. For the first time, the life of slavery breathed on their land. tribes were torn apart and death was seen as the enemy. The europeans took the african people in shackles and forced them on a boat. for days and nights they sat crammed in one spot. dirt became part of their skin and bitterness tainted their hearts. many were hungry due to lack of food and sick due to poor maintenance. but the sad part of it all, was many did not make it to see the rays of sun again. after a harsh trip, these african were put to work. the slave owners wanted to have power over the africans. so one way they did it, was they took africans from all different tribes and put them together to work. now in order for the african people to function, they needed to create a system of communication. so they got together and created a pidgin that derived from the slave master’s language. this pidgin had no grammatical structure and the words were borrowed from the slave master’s form of life. but, it was enough to get them by. as time moved on, a new generation was born into slavery. as the pidgin was used on the kids they were not satisfied with the language they were given, so they decided to take the pidgin and turn it into something better. Now in order for this language to succeed, these kids had to agree upon rules that would apply to the language. next thing

The Power of words and Language in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web:

Language is universal with many dialects across the world. Many people consider language as being spoken or written, but it is much more than that. It can be viewed as unchanging and conventional, or regarded as dynamic and changing. Language and literacy can be analysed and examined, broken down to reveal how it is made up of all its intricate parts that form language. The impact of language in different perspectives, affect people in their daily lives, either in a good or bad context. Language has developed over time, and we now live in a digital world. This has affected people in a social and business life, diversifying how language is communicated. Language has many functions and roles. In the past, theorists have debated how language is developed, be it behavioural, cognitive or linguistic. Language is a form of communication that it is a complex and a unique human quality that is diversified throughout the world.

It was April 2010. David Cameron and Gordon Brown were the political frontrunners of Great Britain. However, that realization was irrelevant with what was about to happen. Everyone was watching as the highly-anticipated, first televised debates in the United Kingdom began. The discourse ended after several hours, and a new candidate quickly emerged as the leader. His name was Nick Clegg. He led the Liberal Democrats, the smallest party. One might think about it over and over again and ask, "How did such a thing happen?". The answer, in itself, lies within the influence of the media, the power of language, and how its words are intertwined so masterfully that the effect becomes immeasurable. As Diane Setterfield once noted, “There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. They wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.” The press established a perception for Clegg and made it known not only to all those in attendance, but to everyone who was watching across the nation. Based on his calm, collective demeanor and the way he was in control, Nick looked like the "host." David and Gordon, on the other hand, appeared rattled and uncomfortable. They went from being the top two candidates to “guests,” in a matter of several hours. That just did not seem

Ever since we were children we were taught to ‘think before you speak.’ However, for some children, they are not able to always realize the power of language, inclusively adults do not either. Words carry an enormous weight, more than we can possibly imagine.They often impact people for decades, providing the courage to press on or one more reason to give up. Robin Tolmach Lakoff’s essay, “The Power of Words in Wartime” describes the type of language that is often used in war, and how this language affects those that participate. Likewise, in Henry Louis Gates Jr’s essay, “What’s in a name” describes not the type of language but the way words itself are used to give a person an identity and how much they can impact in someone’s life. These two pieces of writing both intertwine to form three main concepts, the power of words, identities, and racism all which form a common language we all know.

Papa Shen, my father in law, has faced and continues to face some challenges with language since

Homo sapiens have distinguished themselves from the rest of the animal kingdom by incorporating complex language and communication into everyday life. Language is designed to share ideas and experiences with others in a given community. As described in the textbook, an ecological niche is the role a species holds within its environment. Human kind has managed to defend against harsh environmental conditions, predators and cross-cultural differences using language as a means of survival. The development of language has allowed for us to develop resources needed to stay on top of the animal food chain. Accessing unexplored resources and allowing humans to communicate, even when language barriers occur, has set