Tame A Wild Tongue

Everyone learns to talk and express themselves everyday of their lives. Starting from the day you were born you used language or some form of it to communicate with those around you. As a baby you usually show your displeasure with your new surroundings by crying. As you continue to grow you learn the language around you and express yourself that way. I have obviously become more self-confident with the language i’ve been using for 17 years. It seems like something indescribable. At first, it feels like English was a very important. If English is not your first language you realize more. The more you know about English, the more aware you become of your native language. Why? That's because most of often you compare the differences between English and your native language. Any learner of English as a second language does that. It's natural to think about one's own language at the same time when we are using English. Everyday humans show their expressions of point of view to others in some form of language. It can be through speaking, writing or body language, you can tell if a person is upset, angry, or happy. We as …show more content…
Gloria debate important social problems such as sexism, cultural imperialism, racism, low self-esteem, reprimand, and identity construction. The author brilliantly starts the article with a metaphor in which she defines the acculturation process as something extremely violent and cruel. In her book, the author discusses the cultural and gendered impacts of the language itself. From an early age girls are taught not to talk too much, not to talk back and not to ask questions. In Northern parts of Mexico and Southernmost parts of the United States, the female plural in Spanish is excluded from the language, leaving women fall under the masculine