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How language affect who we are?
Languages don’t limit our ability to perceive the world or to think about the world, rather, they focus our attention, and thought on specific aspects of the world. There are so many more examples of how language influences perception, like with regards to gender and describing events.
What is important to your identity?
Identity also helps us to make decisions and to know how to behave. But strong identities can also be dangerous. The drive to protect your identity can be overpowering. Sometimes we can get so caught up in this that we neglect other important things: like being open-minded, truth-seeking, and kind to others.
How do we express our identity?
How is Identity Expressed? Identity can be expressed in an array of different ways. A person who is married might express their marital status by wearing a wedding ring. Someone who belongs to a particular ethnic group might wear culturally specific forms of clothing or decorate their skin with unique markings.
How does language reflect who I am?
Language is what binds us to our culture and ancestors. It’s what shaped our attitudes, beliefs, values, and understanding of what is truth. Our language is the ‘heart’ of who we are as a person. But language also depends on how your family interferes with it.
How do you change the way you say things?
3 simple ways you can change the way you talk and improve your life
- Start talking in terms of what you want to do. When we want to improve or get something done we very often tell ourselves we should or must do it, in the hope that this makes it more likely that we will.
- Say ‘I don’t’ instead of ‘I mustn’t’
- Talk to yourself as a friend.
What is language background?
The “language background” is the native language spoken by the respondent. I mostly agree with you, but if it were as simple as the native language, it seems like they would have used those two words.