We might not see it obviously, but there are very strong relationship between language and social class. Language and social class interacts in interesting ways in our everyday life. In this essay I will mention about few example from my personal experience and thoughts and also from the articles that I read that is related to language and social class.
From reading everyone’s discussion board, I noticed that there are few classmates that feel like they are considered as a lower social class than they are, because of their language that they use. It was surprising to know about this because I never thought the language that I use is related to my social class. This realized me that there are many people feels there are strong relationship between language and social class. …show more content…
Which I think there are no such things as “proper” languages. “Who created these linguistic standards, and who has the authority to decide that our tongues are illegitimate…” this sentence is from the “article name” by “article author.” (citation) However, the concept of “proper” language is all around the world. For example, when we first meet people, especially in business or formal situation, we try to use “proper” language rather than the language you usually use to family or friends. For instance, I will ask “How are you guys today?” instead of “How are y’all today?” if I am having a meeting with new people I just met. Because I know that if we use the certain language, people you just met might get the stereotypical image of you. You do not want that, especially for your first impression of
From reading everyone’s discussion board, I noticed that there are few classmates that feel like they are considered as a lower social class than they are, because of their language that they use. It was surprising to know about this because I never thought the language that I use is related to my social class. This realized me that there are many people feels there are strong relationship between language and social class. …show more content…
Which I think there are no such things as “proper” languages. “Who created these linguistic standards, and who has the authority to decide that our tongues are illegitimate…” this sentence is from the “article name” by “article author.” (citation) However, the concept of “proper” language is all around the world. For example, when we first meet people, especially in business or formal situation, we try to use “proper” language rather than the language you usually use to family or friends. For instance, I will ask “How are you guys today?” instead of “How are y’all today?” if I am having a meeting with new people I just met. Because I know that if we use the certain language, people you just met might get the stereotypical image of you. You do not want that, especially for your first impression of