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raised in the United States. She creates similarities between English, Spanish and their variations and how cultural imperialism, defined as, the influence on people’s preference to speak one language rather than the other. And she discusses current social problems in the United States such as sexism, cultural imperialism, racism, low self-esteem, and discovering oneself. Anzaldua wishes to be able to speak freely in Chicano Spanish and to have her and her people’s language and culture respected wherever

with my identity because I am Mexican and American. I grew up speaking Spanish and English, and was always being policed on what language I was allowed to speak. If I was with my parents they only wanted me to speak in Spanish and when I was at school I was actually forced to only speak English. Gloria Anzaldua writes about the struggles Mexican Americans have in America within our own community and within the “American” standards. Langue is a part of our culture it’s how we begin to communicate with

Chicano English, a non-standard dialect of English that falls under the category of an ethnic contact dialect, meaning that emerged from the contact between English and Mexican Spanish, namely along the U.S.-Mexico border, is used by many Americans of Mexican descent, Spanish speakers, and the Latino population across the United States, with concentrations in California and Texas (Penfield & Ornstein-Galicia 1985). More specifically, because of its association with the Chicano population, it is classed

languages of the U.S. besides English consist of Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, French, Vietnamese, German, and Korean. Although Multilingualism or bilingualism is uncommon in the U.S., it is common in other countries. Multilingualism or bilingualism people appear to acquire knowledge faster and have superior executive functions (Diamond). This concept was discussed in class and proves that learning another language can be extremely beneficial. Spanish is a great second language to learn due to the fact

my language” (p89). She states that her language is a part of herself so when you insult Chicano it’s like a strike to the heart of Anzaldua. Anzaldua goes on to explains that although Chicanos all over the US speak different dialects of Chicano Spanish, they are still all Chicanos. Just because the language varies a little does not diminish its authenticity. People who speak a variation on a language should not be ashamed because they speak a little differently. “There is the quiet of the Indian

America: Home of the Free? By welcoming the diverse languages and religions of the world, America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities. In the essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldúa she writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am my language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172). Anzaldúa believes that her ethnicity

In the essay titled "How to Tame a Wild Tongue", Anzaldúa writes about how the language a person speaks shows who they are and is also connected to their identity. Anzaldúa also writes about an issue that is people criticizing a persons accent and language they speak. This is made clear when Anzaldúa states, "I want you to speak english. Pa' hallar buen trabajo tienes que saber hablar el inglés bien. Que vale toda tu educación si todavia hablas inglés con un 'accent, my mother would say, morified

Standard and working class English from school, media and job situations (Anzaldúa 472). Anzaldúa compares and contrasts the languages that her culture speaks and where they originate and how she learned them. Pachuco is a rebellion language; it consists of slang words from both English and Spanish. It becomes hard for Anzaldúa to fully take pride in her, not until she takes pride of her language. She has to fully accept her identity of Chicano Texas Spanish, and all the other

Chicano people think that they have poor communication skills when they speak Spanish so due to this they have fear in speaking their own language. With all this said, if we have parents at home that speak “broken or limited English” it is obvious for the kids to face challenges and hardships on day to day basis. In the essay “Mother

Translation and Language Variants Yer bum’s oot the windae. Gonnae no’ dae that! If you don 't know what this means and you are an English speaker, what appears to be the problem? The problem is that the Scottish variation or dialect of English is not the same as the American, the Irish, the British, the Australian, etc. In case you were wondering, in American English, the phrase says, "You 're talking rubbish. I 'm not going to do that!" This is more than just a local dialect (Scotland had a