While some may be inclined to believe certain dialects, (southern, Boston, etc.,) simply demonstrate improper English and grammar, these ways of speaking more often than not follow specific rules and tendencies as concrete as those in standard written English. However, those who are not in tune with the language style of the group typically get treated as outsiders. Furthermore, language transcends just written and spoken word, the content, and style with which a particular group chooses to portray themselves represent the likeness in thought and emotion among its members. These differences and similarities can be most aptly shown through the educated and uneducated.
Taking into account the language of the educated versus that of the uneducated …show more content…
This is not meant to give a false pretense of futility in a relationship between people of varying levels of knowledge, but serves to highlight some areas of conversation that the pair might find restrictive like politics, which typically one learns and expands upon in an academic setting. In effect, the difference in capability each person has of perceiving and evaluating the same idea can form a rift between individuals or groups. Evidently the fissure is felt by author Richard Rodriguez as he addresses the difference between his new educated voice and his parent’s uneducated voice in the essay The Achievement of Desire “My parents and I sat in the kitchen for a conversation. (But lacking the same words to develop our sentences and to shape our own interests, what was there to say?” (Rodriguez 346). Without the basic capacity to communicate his thoughts with his parents he was no longer able to maintain the deep connection they shared. The trouble Rodriguez faced in trying to sound like his teachers, and at the same time distancing his speech from the broken language of his parents put a heavy burden on his relationship with his mother and father. He did not want to feel shame for the way his parents spoke, but this same emotion is what drove him to excel in school and become a member of the academic
Taking into account the language of the educated versus that of the uneducated …show more content…
This is not meant to give a false pretense of futility in a relationship between people of varying levels of knowledge, but serves to highlight some areas of conversation that the pair might find restrictive like politics, which typically one learns and expands upon in an academic setting. In effect, the difference in capability each person has of perceiving and evaluating the same idea can form a rift between individuals or groups. Evidently the fissure is felt by author Richard Rodriguez as he addresses the difference between his new educated voice and his parent’s uneducated voice in the essay The Achievement of Desire “My parents and I sat in the kitchen for a conversation. (But lacking the same words to develop our sentences and to shape our own interests, what was there to say?” (Rodriguez 346). Without the basic capacity to communicate his thoughts with his parents he was no longer able to maintain the deep connection they shared. The trouble Rodriguez faced in trying to sound like his teachers, and at the same time distancing his speech from the broken language of his parents put a heavy burden on his relationship with his mother and father. He did not want to feel shame for the way his parents spoke, but this same emotion is what drove him to excel in school and become a member of the academic