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According to the reading from “Mother Tongue,” Language has emotions hidden within it and sometimes you can feel it from other people. Sometimes, it is not what you say but how you say it. Some people have evil intentions behind their words. I lost a lot of friends who I thought were my friends until they made fun of me directly behind my back. I have learned over the years, a person that say something to your back does not have your best interest. Now, sometimes it is just a joke. But, there are times when they say something so mean to the point where it feels like you can’t look at them the same way. When you talk to them again, the feeling of what they said linger in your mind. You can’t treat them the same way because you feel like this person might try something stupid. From my personal experience, in these times of uneasiness you will be sensing something that is highly true. These feelings can create conflict when somebody say something and makes you hate them so much. It is not because they said it. It is because they said it and they use to be your friend. These instances create conflict in the language you use to speak to them. You can not speak to them in the same manner because you feel they will use it against you and mess your life up. I had experiences like this in the past. I thought my enemies was all I had to worry about. I guess my enemies was only part of my problems. When you experience betrayal everything about your life changes. You don’t even want to watch T.V. because you know its the reality of the world today. Betrayal makes language conflicting towards the people who try to start wars. You just can’t look at them anymore.
Relationship of language is complex because as you get older you tend to learn more things that is acceptable in language. This is something you have to learn from experience or by watching movies. The same concepts are taught in each culture.
Language can be used as a source of power when you use the right type of language for the right type of situation. For example, a person that say yes sir in the military will get a lot of respect. The respect will make it easier to do things. It will make it easier for you to move up and get things done. Now, saying yes sir in a causal environment might make you look like an ***. This means that some people will take it very offensively if you call them sir. Some people do not want to feel old or strict. This is something might sound confusing to the not experienced but once you talk to enough people you will understand easily.
Some writers might find problems with formal writing because normal writing has its problems. Sometimes I prefer writing with commas instead of periods because most native speakers know that a comma means a break. In the formal world, commas can not be used to connect two sentences. However, everyone knows what it means so in the future the logic might change. Writers also feel that sometimes grammar gets in the way. Some concepts are extremely hard to explain with proper grammar. In my personal opinion, writing is something that should be written to explain the concepts and stories to the reader. It should not be used to show the best grammar and use words to make it seem like the writer is very smart. It is hard to explain what I just said. Let us just say that some writers would not write the way I write because the way I am writing right now contradicts some of the methods being taught in writing. Although I have learned to write more freely due to one of my English professors, I have learned over time that there is different styles of writing besides the ones learned in college. Now, it really depends on the client. Some clients want a bunch of facts with a few examples. Some clients want me to write it as if I expect someone to read it and see where I am coming from.
Experience lets someone know what they
References:
Boroditsky, L. (2011). How language shapes thought. Scientific American, 304(2), 62-65. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0211-62.
Hirschberg, S. and Hirschberg, T., 2015. One World, Many Cultures, (Ninth Edition). By
Pearson Education, Inc.
Tan, A. "Mother Tongue." Retrieved from http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/guorui/2008/02/06/mother-tongue-by-amy-tan/.
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