Language and Identity – A Closer Analysis

PLEASE GOOGLE AND READ How Language Shapes Thought,” by Lera Boroditsky  AND “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan

This week’s readings and video offer reflections on the significance of language in our day-to-day experience, particularly as language relates to our senses of individual and cultural identity. Choose one of this week’s required materials to explore in connection to language and individual and/or cultural identity. How are language and identity represented in the work you have chosen? What does the reading suggest about the relationship between language and one’s sense of self?

If reflecting on your own experience adds to your interpretation, you may include your thoughts on that as well. When exploring your own experiences, however, remember to make clear connections between your life and the ideas expressed in the reading. If resources other than the work that your essay focuses on will enhance your essay, feel free to include them as well.

The paper should be two to four pages in length (excluding APA title and reference pages). The paper must have a main idea (thesis statement) that is supported by the entire discussion of the topic. Support the central point with details from the reading and analysis of those details. Resources must be cited in text and on the reference page