Saturday, January 31, 2009

" From Ghetto Lady to Criticial Linguist " DW B

Analyzing Course Text

Quote: "Writing in two languages simultaneously demands enormous time and energy". - Geneva Smitherman pg. (62)

After reading this quote that Smitherman wrote within her text From Ghetto Lady to Critical Linguist it was something that I can relate to. In my opinion, this quote was self explanatory and wasn't difficult when it came to understanding the piece of writing. When we are writing in two different forms of languages it can take up lots of time. Translating one information that most would call Standard English to improper English it can become very difficult. These are some of the listed things that individuals will dispute on when making a sentence improper: double negatives, subject complements, split infinitives, prepostional standing, ect. When one is just writing something without having to worry about punctuation and grammar it wouldn't be as complicated unlike writing in the way that is accepted by many. Having to write in two different languages which means one is the correct form and the other the unsuitable way of writing. This relates to Smitherman quote by the time that is being developed by writing and the amount of energy that is used while constructing any type of writing. After reading this quote by Smitherman my literacy narrative didn't relate to hers. At the begining of my biography I didn't introduce the language I speak and were it orginated from. Something that I found that was in comparison of Geneva's was that I did use the code switching technique and how it was really helpful when it came to describing the situation in which I use a multiple of different Englishes. In short, the main argument that is being prevented from the quote is that there is no limits on converting one language to the other and while completing these tasks it takes lots of time and effort...

1 comment:

  1. I'd like to see you do a bit more with the Smitherman text. What is improper English? You might also develop the sentence, ". When one is just writing something without having to worry about punctuation and grammar it wouldn't be as complicated unlike writing in the way that is accepted by many". What is the relationship between that statement and the quote you've selected? From that quote,what main argument(s) is/are being invented?

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