The best way to understand language as a concept is in terms of its function in the society and the role that it plays in the development of the society. Let us understand this by dividing the functions of language into two halves, namely- micro and macro. The micro half works at an individual level while the macro half concerns the whole society at large . Language links an individual to his or her society. With so many languages present in the world, it would be safe to assume that while many flourish, others are close to extinction. This happens to be the problem with the Indian languages too. The language policy of India, no matter how hard it tries, fails to provide for preservation, conservation and protection of all the dying languages. Usually, language policies focus on promotion of certain languages while trying to not let the less popular ones die. The need for a language policy is not singular, it is multi-facetted. Language policy is required for administration purposes, local and international communication, and in the development of a nation through education. India is a mix of cultures, a mix of religions and mix of languages. It thrives in heterogeneity and multilingualism. Multilingualism in India never created administrative problems for the British rulers and they promoted vernaculars as much as the other languages. There is no need for a Constitution to provide for a language policy because even in systems without such codification, language policy
In An Indian Father’s Plea, culture strongly influences Wind-Wolf, the speaker’s son, in all aspects of his life. Wind-Wolf has been raised with certain values that have changed the way he interacts with others. Although others may not be accepting of him, he manages to make a friend who later abandons him because his mother states, “We don’t allow those kind of people in our house!” (Lake 78). Wind-Wolf’s experience with his white classmate’s culture urged him to assimilate into their customs and change his appearance because “Instead of being proud of his race, heritage, and culture, he feels ashamed.”
When reading the essay by Richard Rodriguez entitled “Public and Private Language,” I couldn’t help but feel the exact same why he did. For about four years I did not tell any of my family members I had learned Spanish; I didn’t want to be the translator. That is what Rodriguez is to his family because he knew English. Being a child if divorce I have two families, my mothers and my fathers, they both grew up in different places, my mother grew up in Texas, United States, and my father grew up in Montreal, Canada. With this said there was a lot of things different about them, the one that stands out to me is the language expertise.
Especially living in the United States of America which is considered to be one of the most diverse countries in the world where there are many different languages spoken by people who come from all over the world, having one more language spoken within our country shouldn’t be a
Having the same language as others is something that brings people together-- whether it is around the dinner table, in an office, or in a grocery store. Language helps to bring people together and is a curator for community building. And in the eyes of many, this community that stems from a language is true, as long as the language being spoken is one that they prefer. For a long while there has been a “hierarchy” of language, and English sits a top of the food chain. When English is glorified, it is seen as the key to success and continuously other languages have been pushed out and looked down upon-- resulting in closed off cultures for others.
The essay “Let them die” by Kenan Malik points out that “languages on the verge of extinction” (Malik, 13) should be left “die in piece” (Malik, 13). However, based on the ineffectiveness
In the writing, Jake Jamieson introduced and explained an argument about English using for immigrants. In first paragraph, the author introduced that the melting pot system is not working truly. Many people think the U.S. is famous for melting pot because of many immigrants. These people view the melting pot as a pot which contains many melted cultures and living styles inside. But he argues that these people lose their culture by adapting to new culture and only thing left is discrimination.
But, when the British were ruling, people who could read or write increased 2% every 10 years. the British left India, every 10 years the percentage increased by 10%. The British did not help the people learn the English language, they wanted a small amount of people to learn it so those people could talk to all the people they govern. The millions of people dying due to famine and the disadvantage of language all lead to the Britishing giving a negative social impact
The American language is an important part of what creates unity in our country. If we can all understand one another, then we can move forward in a unified direction. I feel in order for this to occur, that our school systems and the immigrants who enter this country should have to learn the English language. America should form a national language to send a message for all to know that our country has an identity. There are so many cultural differences in America that having one official language could change the view not only to American citizens but also from other countries.
Language is powerful! Without language, nobody can communicate at all. Language is an essential and foremost tool to allow individuals to communicate, express feelings or thoughts, and share information or knowledge. More importantly, language is a powerful tool that not only brings people together but also separates them including, various aspects of language diversity, such as dialect, naming, and communication style.
More people need to become aware of the damage that is being done to society and the world. After the death of each language comes the death of valuable cultural traditions and
Discrimination is an action or a decision that treats a man or a social affair gravely for reasons, for instance, their race, age or debilitate. It includes so many things like race/ethnicity, age, color, region, sex, employment and culture. Language is one of the discrimination types which I am going to describe. It is very important part of every culture, religion or country. It is a way of communication through which we all share our feelings to each other.
Language is a system of communication consisting of sounds, words and grammar, or the system of communication used by the people of a particular country or profession. Even animals communicate. Birds use sound and movement to transfer information. Likewise human beings use sound and movement like speech and gesture to communicate. Language is the fundamental factor leading and affecting communication.
The Language Culture and Society programme provides us with strong theoretical and interdisciplinary foundation for the study of a range of educational practices across the human lifespan and in a range of theoretical and methodological perspective is brought to bear on studies that explore the nature of literate practices, democracy and civic engagement and participation in social life. The programme focuses on relationships between education school and the dynamics and changing structures of language, culture, and society. It examines connection between broader, social, cultural, linguistic, historical, aesthetic and political factors in education and the local context in which these issues take place.
It has long been recognized that language is an essential and important part of a given culture and that the impact of culture upon a given language is something intrinsic and indispensible. Language is a social phenomenon.
In the social life, language and society are two things that support each other. It is impossible if there is society without language and there is language without society, because language is a device to communicate one to another (Adam J.H, 1982; 3). There is the study to organize between language and the society that is called sociolinguistics.
Language is an abstract concept which needed by people to communicate. Language has an intrinsic meaning which represents an image and it is also symbolic however not only symbolic. Language is also a complex system and it is creative and productive meaning that you can product many words. Language does not only include objects but also includes all the images and concepts of the world. There is an abstraction of a real world.
