31 August 2015
Prof. Young
English 1100
How to Tame a Wild Tongue
1) The opening scene is of Anzaldua in a dentist office. She is being operated on but she is giving the dentist much trouble because her tongue is pushing out everything he is putting into her mouth. The dentist gets very frustrated and tells her to control her tongue. This is a great representation of the story she then tells because all her life she had been told to speak a different way. The dentist in the introduction represent those people who tried to change her in her life.
2) Although I do not speak much Spanish and it was hard for me to understand those parts, it made sense for her to use it. I think her purpose was to bring you into her world and make you realize what she had to go through. The story might have been difficult to understand at times, but it was a glimpse into how hard it was for her.
3) I think it can because most people do not speak Chicano which makes it nonstandard.
4) For certain crowds speaking in Academic English is necessary. It is probably a safer bet because it is the language everyone is taught and it will help you be taken more seriously.
5) There are many different ways of speaking in English. For example, most black people talk different than white people although there are many exceptions to this.
3) I think it can because most people do not speak Chicano which makes it nonstandard.
4) For certain crowds speaking in Academic English is necessary. It is probably a safer bet because it is the language everyone is taught and it will help you be taken more seriously.
5) There are many different ways of speaking in English. For example, most black people talk different than white people although there are many exceptions to this.
6) I think everyone speaks differently around different groups of people. Most of us would not talk to our parents the same way we talk to our friends. I definitely use different language around my friends because we are a part of a certain culture among ourselves.
7) When I am with my friends, I use words and phrases that can mostly only be understood by our generation. When I am around my parents or elders, I use more standard English because they would not understand me if I talked to them the way I talk to my friends.
8) This means that your language is a big part of who you are. More than language, your culture of where you are from makes you who you are. No matter what language you are speaking, you will behave based on how you were taught to act based on where you are from.
9) The conclusion ties back to the main idea of the introduction. It talks about how there is a battle between the languages just like in the introduction, only here it says it in a much more concrete way without any symbolism.
10) Absolutely. The language you speak basically determines who you can hang out with. Like I mentioned before, the language you speak has a lot to do with your culture, so there is also a correlation between your language and the way you dress or how you spend your free time.
11) Having an identity is extremely important. If you have an identity, you know exactly who you are and you are not worried about trying to fit into a certain group. Anzaldua talks about this throughout the entire article since she is constantly talking about the different dialects and what makes them who they are.
8) This means that your language is a big part of who you are. More than language, your culture of where you are from makes you who you are. No matter what language you are speaking, you will behave based on how you were taught to act based on where you are from.
9) The conclusion ties back to the main idea of the introduction. It talks about how there is a battle between the languages just like in the introduction, only here it says it in a much more concrete way without any symbolism.
10) Absolutely. The language you speak basically determines who you can hang out with. Like I mentioned before, the language you speak has a lot to do with your culture, so there is also a correlation between your language and the way you dress or how you spend your free time.
11) Having an identity is extremely important. If you have an identity, you know exactly who you are and you are not worried about trying to fit into a certain group. Anzaldua talks about this throughout the entire article since she is constantly talking about the different dialects and what makes them who they are.
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