My Mother's Slang In America

Language is important to our everyday interactions we have throughout our lives, it is a basic part of who we are and where we've came from. It helps us to understand and learn about other people's cultures, without a common language of communication we would not be able to advance in society. Communication is a basic part of our human rights and allows us to progress further with knowledge. Language is key to communicating with people within our societies, and also plays part in each individual's identity, based around the culture and places people have grown up in. In the article “Mother Tongue”, by Amy Tan she expresses how her mother has a harder time in life due to her “broken english”. She expresses how many did not understand her Mother’s English. As she says “but to me my mother's english is perfectly clear..” However, her Mother’s broken english played a key partin shaping who she is today making her not as bias or look down upon people speaking in “broken” english. It seems to be that people who speak in “limited” english in comparison to those who have grown up speaking english their whole life is what separates people from different cultural backgrounds in society. Tan
As Whitman said, “slang, or indirection is an attempt of humanity to escape from bald literalism.” Meaning every individual's takes literalism into their own hands, with their own way of perceiving it. Referring to how language plays a role in your identity is also seen throughout “Slang In America” as well. Speaking the same common language but in a different manner, such as slang, is an example as to how different forms of language is what makes you who you are, and how one is perceived by others. In which is all centered around your cultural background and the people you surround yourself