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Salvadorian Discourse Community Analysis
To be a part of a discourse community, one must possess factual knowledge and draw upon the values of the members within that discourse to be accepted. Not everyone is able to claim they are a part of a discourse community. There are many concepts that you must understand and comprehend. To really understand that the Salvadorian Community is a discourse community, I’ve had to assimilate the terminology used as well as knowledge in their traditional cuisine and customs. The culture runs in my blood, but it has been up to my family to pass on the knowledge that is held within the Salvadorian Community. Although the Salvadorian discourse community seems to only concern a small group of people. The issue should in fact concern the large U.S. population

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