essay in which you use the articles " Mommy What Does Nigger Mean" by Gloria Naylor we have read and discussed on the significance of language as a signifier or carrier of culture, identity, empowerment and disempowerment
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essay in which you use the articles " Mommy What Does Nigger Mean" by Gloria Naylor we have read and discussed on the significance of language as a signifier or carrier of culture, identity, empowerment and disempowerment. Once you have synthesized the information and the writers' positions on language, then formulate your own thesis statement about the way in which we express ourselves through diverse forms of language, and how language affects and influences our lives. Remember that language can disempower us, or we can use it to empower ourselves and others. We may use spoken, written or symbolic language. We learn about ourselves as individuals, and members of a group or nation, about our personal, cultural, and national histories and legacies through language, whether it is our native/mother language, or a language that is imposed through colonization or other repressive means.
