Thursday, May 27, 2010

Who Owns Language?

I really enjoyed the documentary about who owns language. I think Paule's segments were the most resonating for me because of the emotional appeal. However, I also appreciated the comment one of the students made about "Nobody owns language but people are very possessive of language." How true! It is quite shocking how some people, whether scholars or lay people, feel they "own" a language and can dictate how people use it.

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