Jayson Hughes
31 August 2015
Prof. Young
English 1100
Quotes
"How do you tame a wild tongue, train it to be quiet, how do you riddle and saddle it? How do you make it lie down?"
"When other races have given up their tongues, we've kept ours."
"Yet the struggle of identity continues, the struggle of borders is our reality still."
Monday, August 31, 2015
How to Tame a Wild Tongue
Jayson Hughes
31 August 2015
Prof. Young
English 1100
How to Tame a Wild Tongue Questions
1. In the opening scene Anzaldua is sitting in a chair at the dentists office getting work done on her teeth. The dentist keeps telling her to try and control her tongue, which she can't really do. The dentist starts getting angry and frustrated with her. But Anzaldua thinks, "how do you tame a wild tongue?". In this scene she uses her tongue to stand for her home language of Spanish, and she uses the dentist to describe people that try and tell her not to speak her language and speak english. The dentist wants her to control she just can't.
2. To me the Spanish that Anzaldua was using in her writing made sense to me. I actually don't speak it and i don't understand it. But it made sense to me how she was trying to use it to show people how she has been confused her whole life and she wanted to confuse us. She doesn't know which version of Spanish she should speak, should it be Standard, or maybe even Chicana. She is never sure.
3. I believe that Academic English can be defined as Standard Spanish to others because it teaches you the basics of the language. Also, most people just speak Standard Spanish compared to other types, so that also could help that just be the right language. Not everyone speaks Chicano, it is sort of like slang, it is close to a whole other language mixing up vowels and other things. That to me can make it nonstandard because it isn't the basics of the language.
4. Yes i do believe that identity is necessary in writing because when you write you kind of throw yourself on the page. We have accents and slang all over the country. People in the south talk different then people in the north. So when you hear someone from the south talk and you're not used to it you can tell they aren't from that place. So that could help someone get their identity right there. Without identity everything would seem the same and be boring.
5. There is a lot of different types of English identities that everyone from around the country uses. Everyone has different slang and ways people use it. I am from Florida so everyone down there uses y'all and southern terms. Up here people say yous guys and other stuff. There is also formal identities and such. Stuff like "Yes sir". Then theres slang that Whats up dog and other stuff.
6. I do not really use a secret language or anything like that. But i have heard people talk in pig latin and gibberish but i do not understand it at all. Me and my friends have like code words and stuff though that we made up and whenever we say them people stare at us like we are crazy.
7. I usually speak nonstandard english with my friends because i am comfortable with them and they always understand what i am saying. Curse words and such are usually said between us because you are not being judged on what you say and they usually don't care. But when i talk to my parents or any adult really i am usually speaking to them in standard english. One, they usually do not even understand what slang we use, and then i always use respect when i talk to my elders. I just think it is the right thing to do.
8. I believe this means that different heritages and cultures have different languages. Your language usually describes what heritage you are from. Also other stuff comes with the language, like what type of music you listen too and what kind stuff you dress in. Language is a big part in all of that.
9. The introduction and the conclusion connect by both using something that is hard to control and not doing it. Introduction talks about how she can not control her tongue,( her language) because it is wild. The conclusion talks about how other cultures have converted and given up their native tongue when the Chicanos have been strong and kept theirs. Just how she kept her tongue strong in the beginning.
10. Yes the language you speak is a very big part of your identity. You hear someone speaking spanish you can know they are hispanic and part of identity is a persons culture. You can learn a lot about a person from their culture and other things, and language can tell you all that.
11. Identity is very important to me, i like being my own person and not conforming to what others do. I have my own identity and that means people can pick me out from others. I like to stand out, not fit in. Anzaldua believes identity is very important. She says, " Chicanos need to identify ourselves as a distinct people." She wants them to have their own identity and be known as different people. She also says, " One day the inner struggle will cease and a true integration take place." This is her saying the struggle of them having an identity is still tough. The borders are still the reality for them.
31 August 2015
Prof. Young
English 1100
How to Tame a Wild Tongue Questions
1. In the opening scene Anzaldua is sitting in a chair at the dentists office getting work done on her teeth. The dentist keeps telling her to try and control her tongue, which she can't really do. The dentist starts getting angry and frustrated with her. But Anzaldua thinks, "how do you tame a wild tongue?". In this scene she uses her tongue to stand for her home language of Spanish, and she uses the dentist to describe people that try and tell her not to speak her language and speak english. The dentist wants her to control she just can't.
2. To me the Spanish that Anzaldua was using in her writing made sense to me. I actually don't speak it and i don't understand it. But it made sense to me how she was trying to use it to show people how she has been confused her whole life and she wanted to confuse us. She doesn't know which version of Spanish she should speak, should it be Standard, or maybe even Chicana. She is never sure.
3. I believe that Academic English can be defined as Standard Spanish to others because it teaches you the basics of the language. Also, most people just speak Standard Spanish compared to other types, so that also could help that just be the right language. Not everyone speaks Chicano, it is sort of like slang, it is close to a whole other language mixing up vowels and other things. That to me can make it nonstandard because it isn't the basics of the language.
4. Yes i do believe that identity is necessary in writing because when you write you kind of throw yourself on the page. We have accents and slang all over the country. People in the south talk different then people in the north. So when you hear someone from the south talk and you're not used to it you can tell they aren't from that place. So that could help someone get their identity right there. Without identity everything would seem the same and be boring.
5. There is a lot of different types of English identities that everyone from around the country uses. Everyone has different slang and ways people use it. I am from Florida so everyone down there uses y'all and southern terms. Up here people say yous guys and other stuff. There is also formal identities and such. Stuff like "Yes sir". Then theres slang that Whats up dog and other stuff.
6. I do not really use a secret language or anything like that. But i have heard people talk in pig latin and gibberish but i do not understand it at all. Me and my friends have like code words and stuff though that we made up and whenever we say them people stare at us like we are crazy.
7. I usually speak nonstandard english with my friends because i am comfortable with them and they always understand what i am saying. Curse words and such are usually said between us because you are not being judged on what you say and they usually don't care. But when i talk to my parents or any adult really i am usually speaking to them in standard english. One, they usually do not even understand what slang we use, and then i always use respect when i talk to my elders. I just think it is the right thing to do.
8. I believe this means that different heritages and cultures have different languages. Your language usually describes what heritage you are from. Also other stuff comes with the language, like what type of music you listen too and what kind stuff you dress in. Language is a big part in all of that.
9. The introduction and the conclusion connect by both using something that is hard to control and not doing it. Introduction talks about how she can not control her tongue,( her language) because it is wild. The conclusion talks about how other cultures have converted and given up their native tongue when the Chicanos have been strong and kept theirs. Just how she kept her tongue strong in the beginning.
10. Yes the language you speak is a very big part of your identity. You hear someone speaking spanish you can know they are hispanic and part of identity is a persons culture. You can learn a lot about a person from their culture and other things, and language can tell you all that.
11. Identity is very important to me, i like being my own person and not conforming to what others do. I have my own identity and that means people can pick me out from others. I like to stand out, not fit in. Anzaldua believes identity is very important. She says, " Chicanos need to identify ourselves as a distinct people." She wants them to have their own identity and be known as different people. She also says, " One day the inner struggle will cease and a true integration take place." This is her saying the struggle of them having an identity is still tough. The borders are still the reality for them.
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