A Critical Analysis Of Language Essay

The articles, “Stop Saying ‘I Feel Like,’” by Molly Worthen and, “Just Don’t Do It,” by Deborah Cameron are both curmudgeonly written pieces by people who want to critique the language of society regarding types of language people use and the perceptions that society has on this language. They look to see the social construction of, “language shaping reality,” and investigate solutions to these issues that are rooted in the language that are seen in society. Adjusting to our society’s standards for language is the only feasible solution to get past the language problem our generation faces, due to the fact that it is easier to change how the world perceives us, rather than changing the world to accept us. Cameron’s attempt to explain this phenomenon of language involving the vocal inflection and word choice of women leads her to the conclusion that the world is sexist against women …show more content…
The author sees this as, “a sign of laziness in thinking,” that results in, “the crippling of expression and flattens the complex role that emotions play in our reasoning.” The impact of this is people not being able to see anything clearly, due to them being obsessed by the personal satisfaction of not stirring up the hornet’s nest with their opinions. His solution to this problem is to simply stop talking “like this,” and to essentially take ownership of what we are saying. I agree 100% with this solution. In order to associate more and have better self-awareness of what we “feel” we should take more ownership of what we say. Worthen sums this up perfectly when quoting Dr. Lasch-Quinn, “Instead of caricaturing someone who says ‘I feel like,’ we can say, what does it mean to say that instead of ‘I