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Language is inextricably linked to our identity. Language is how we make meaning and how we position ourselves in the world and in relation to others. ... As a result, this meaning making, positioning, and essentially identity are in some ways influenced by all of these sociological and physiological conditions.
Ethnicity plays a large part in identity formation and language use. ... AAVE, in some cases, is the “first language” and SE is the second. ...
Joan Swannn in “Style Shifting, Codeswitching” explains the negotiations that take place when people move in and out of languages or language varieties. ... In both cases, the use of a “foreign” language variety distances the speaker from the audience. ... The second language may not have a word or simply be ineffective when communicating a certain degree of meaning.
Approximate Word count = 603
Approximate Pages = 2.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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