Pamela Wance
ENGL 1010-48
10/25/2017
The Way We Speak Language is the universal connection that brings all humans together. We share this common ground to communicate. The three major points that I would like to focus on are: How does language influence our culture? Does it define us, or does it refine us? And lastly, the impact that language has on our societies. Language has gradually advanced over many millions of years. Slang has developed, and other cultures languages and quirks have made their way in, and it has become one. Language has a way of shaping our identities, and personal cultures. It brings us together, and sometimes it even makes us move apart.
There has been a long debate on whether language has an impact on cultures, and with much research from linguistic specialist, and professors the debate has been solved to say that, yes, in fact that language has an impact on cultures. In an article called, “Does Language influence culture?” Johnathan Becher makes a statement about how differences in each language seems to impact the behaviors, and how everyone interprets their surroundings. It is amazing how simple language comes off to be, and yet it can be so advanced. It impacts each culture differently; Johnathan Becher said that the way Russians express colors is more advanced than most others. They can express the difference between light blues, and dark blues in a very descriptive way. The extensive details can be results of each culture being
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
Language is an integral part of human existence. It is not only a crucial tool in which we use to convey meaning to others, but also a cultural construct passed down from previous generations that helps to define who we are and how we relate to others. Ultimately language defines our relationships with others, the way we use language is shaped by our own socio- cultural background and also that of whoever we may be communicating with. Self awareness of how our own use of language has been shaped by our background and an understanding of what shapes others use of language leads to better communication, understanding and empathy.
Language is an extremely important part of culture, but also spreads, develops, and changes over time. Language is a part of culture and can be used to define a culture. Language can be diffused in many ways. Today there are thousands of languages that are constantly being spoken and spread around the world. An example would be Singapore or South Africa. Singapore and South Africa are two completely different countries located in completely different parts of the world, yet both of their official languages is English. Languages can be spread and changed over
We are all members of a social group and members of `society´ as a whole. People interact in many ways and communication is just about the most common and among the most important. Whatever is meaningful to a group, from their everyday life to their traditions constitutes their very own culture and is generally respected by all group members. Language is only one of such items. For ethnic minority groups that may have a language of their own, their language is a cornerstone in their culture.
Language has different meanings and is used to describe something physically presented in the world. It is distinguished among terms such as oral language, written language, and language itself. Oral language is the primary form of language and written language comes second. An individual’s social class can influence the way language is written and spoken. Language is ideological, where an individual’s view of the world can be changed. Multi-literacies can influence the way texts are viewed and the child's access to it can shape their journey with language. Educators guidance on their students can affect the child's skills and learning of language. Language has its many purposes and forms in which are influenced by culture and religions.
Context is also significant in determining what type of language is appropriate in a specific setting. Consider how an individual’s language changes according to the social environment. An example of this is the difference between how someone might speak to a friend over coffee and how they speak during a job interview. To put this in an educational setting, how an early childhood educator would speak to their students, opposed to the language used by a high school educator. Emmitt, Zbaracki, Komesaroff and Pollock (2010) noted that there are multiple versions of language within the English language (p. 50). Each profession develops a jargon specific to their field. This is known as ‘discourse’, described by Flowerdew (2012) as “language in its context of use.” (p. 1). Understanding the discourse specific to a field of interest enables an individual to interact and participate within that setting (Flowerdew, 2012, p. 1). For example, the education profession uses a discourse which includes terms such as pedagogy, curriculum, and syllabus. When interacting professionally within an education Discourse, it is expected that these terms are understood in context.
Language is an essential part of our daily lives. Language is used to communicate with other people to meet our needs and satisfy our understandings. Everyone uses one language or another. Some have an advantage and are able to use
What is Language? Language as we know it is a form of communication, however if we stop to really think about the concept of what language is, we can see, it is any means used to communicate a feeling, an idea, or the way we exchange points of view with others. Speech, which is the definition of spoken language, is only one example of the different methods we humans use to communicate, as we know other species utilize their own form of language. As children we learn to speak within our family circle and as we grow up our language skills broaden and become endless. Of course we must keep in mind; the development of language can be affected by many factors such as education, culture, environment, a person’s illnesses, the time period a person lives or lived, and whether a language is primary or secondary.
Language is the second important event that had change human civilization. Language allows us to communicate with each other, to share information. Language facilitate learning. Knowing language fascinate opportunities to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and to speak with confidence. Language is a tool to express feelings, emotions, and ideas, construct social identity; it builds economic relationships, friendships, and culture ties.
The importance of language is vital for the human being since it allows him to establish communication with other living beings and thus to live in community.
Culture and language have long been believed to be intimately interrelated. Defined by anthropologist Tylor (1871, p.1), culture is "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society." People learn culture through language. Language, one of the most distinctive characteristics of human, is unique to human with its productive and creative nature (Hockett, 1960). This essay aims to discuss how language is influenced by culture. CL7 and Gossophilia
Language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing. It is considered as an art because when used it able to help a person develop or create a certain picture in the mind. Language being an artifact of culture means that it is an interesting thing that is created by the people. It is an aspect of their way of life of the people. It also helps in development of the people as writers and intellects. As a culture it is a people’s way of life and therefore the impact it has to human beings cannot be under looked.
Language is a very important system of communication that can be either spoken, written, or consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. Language has the profound ability to be communicated either verbally or nonverbally, using the movements of the lips (reading lips), hands (motions), and even body language as methods of communication. Language widely varies among communities and one's abilities (hearing, mobility, etc).
Language is simply a tool for people of the universe to communicate with one another and it makes the World more complicated but also interesting. Language makes you share something, makes people understand you through expressing yourself or your opinion. Starting from the very early stages of human life there’ve been lots of various languages which were the ways for the connection among populations. Now, in our modern days we have many languages from the very famous and international ones to the languages of small communities. Every culture has its own main language and people value their own language differently from many aspects. For some people speaking in your own “mother tongue” where you must speak the language of the place you’ve born is important, for
Language is an essential piece of culture. Many cultures are completely identified by their own language used as lingua franca or a second language. Nowadays, the belief of disappearing languages can be seen as a true fact. Merriam- Webster defined language as “the system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other” (Merriam- Webster, para. 1), and it is important to emphasize that language is only understood and used by a particular group of people (Ibid., para. 2). In 2012, Grimes indicated that approximately 450 languages will disappear soon because they only have a few elderly speakers (Grimes, 2012, para. 1). In fact, according to Krauss, at least 90 percent of languages will be extinct by 2100 because only 10 percent of languages are considered safe. Ostler considered that the speed of languages extinction is twice faster of mammals and birds extinction (Ostler, 2012, para. 1). This essay will talk about the importance of language, the causes of languages disappearance and some solutions that help to prevent the extinction of languages.