ENG317 Week 4 Discussion 1 - Language And Identity

Language And Identity

ENG317 Week 4 Disc 1

How Languages Shape Thought- http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&an=edsjsr.26002395&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=shib&custid=s8856897

Mother Tongue- http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/guorui/2008/02/06/mother-tongue-by-amy-tan/

Choose at least two readings from this week, and reflect on the relationship between language and identity. In your initial posting, consider the following questions:

· How are language and identity connected in the works? Consider both individual and cultural identity.

· How is language depicted as a source of power on the one hand, and a cause of inner and external conflict on the other?

· How does language highlight and embody possible conflicts between cultures and ethnicities?

· To what extent does language affect (or not affect) our world views, and our experiences of ourselves and the world?

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