ESSAY 4

BRAIN PHYSIOLOGY AND LANGUAGE

Consider the following scenario: In shopping for an electrician to do some wiring in your home, you talk to two. One articulately explains the work that needs to be done, while the other fumbles for words and misspells "Thursday" on the estimate he writes for you. Would you make a decision based on this information? Use what you have learned about localization to come up with a response to each one. Would you have reacted differently before you studied localization?
 
 


Indeed, this leads to social language variation in which the writer, David Crystal, says that when we say something, it tells a lot about who we are. Before I begin answering the questions to the scenario above, I strongly believe that it is very important that I inform you why I chose to write on this topic. First of all, in my community, I deal with many people who have language deficient, but at the same time, they are effective and successful in getting a task done. Most of them lack the development of language due to former education and parent's education.

Honestly, most likely if someone is a person who speaks well, one is going to choose the electrician who speaks articulately to do the job. He seems to be an expert in his field because he speaks the language. Nevertheless, the other electrician, who fumbles when he talks and misspells in his estimate, would be seen as the uneducated one in his field of work.

From personal experience, I try not to judge someone so quickly based upon the fact that person has language deficient. I have seen those who could not speak well perform a better job that one who speaks articulately. He does the work with enthusiasm to serve. It is very important that we look at all the factors: race, education, southern, northern, or etc.

And I encourage all to not judge me or others so quickly thinking I could not do the job because I misspelled a word, or fumble a little with what I was saying. People cannot decide where they come from. It just happens, and at the same time, that person acquires language from his surroundings.

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