Interview
Rodrigo Ewertz
Agustin Salgado
Interviewee: Ximena Carvajal
The dictionary defines language as a system of signs, symbols, gestures, or rules used in communicating used by a nation, groups of people or communitys. The language is the tool that every single human being uses to communicate themselves (to express themselves or to understand), and it has been in constant changing along the human history, since stoneage with gestures to nowadays with different social platforms, like facebook and blogger. The society itself is the cause of language change, such as the change of their needs and the change of the cultural enviroment. We are interviewing and expert of the theme, an expert at social studies and society changes, Miss Ximena Carvajal, head of the social science department.
1) What do you mean by language?
The language is a cultural expression through which a society expresses all spheresof human thoughts, feelings, emotions. I understand that the language is generally understood as verbal and written communication involves: a code, channel, receiver, transmitter ... But I think it is also body language and represents the characteristics of a society, meaning that the set of individuals with such as to allow an identity, and thus distinguished from another.
2) Is the language part of your identity?
Of course the language is part of their identity. It reflects the cultural identity of asociety, emphasis on the expression of ideas of different kinds of social community.
Think of a language is a unique relationship. Read Spanish authors in Spanish are clearlymore accurate on what is meant and the perception of a structure of thought. Reading Neruda, Borges, Gabriel García Márquez represent the shape or identity of a larger culture: Latin American. In the case of English, Charles Dickens fails to reflect the reality of British society or Victor Hugo for his painting The Miserables is more accurate if I read it in French.
Of course the language is part of their identity. It reflects the cultural identity of asociety, emphasis on the expression of ideas of different kinds of social community.
Think of a language is a unique relationship. Read Spanish authors in Spanish are clearlymore accurate on what is meant and the perception of a structure of thought. Reading Neruda, Borges, Gabriel García Márquez represent the shape or identity of a larger culture: Latin American. In the case of English, Charles Dickens fails to reflect the reality of British society or Victor Hugo for his painting The Miserables is more accurate if I read it in French.
3) Is English a form of different nationalities to express their identity?
Absolutely. But it is necessary to define nationality or nation is generally defined as possessing human group agglutination by a common history, race, language, and idiosyncrasy. If we refer to this definition a little light it can be said that English is not nationally defined, because only we would point out nuances. In further analysis, the variations of English in the Anglo-Saxon world with English as mother tongue let identity: the Australian nation or the Scottish nation have through the use of English a form of identity that reflects the nation to which belong. As a counterpart, looking at the use of Castilian between Peruvian and Chilean society, there is consensus that in Peru there is a use of language with greater precision and diction only, but in the case of Chile, states that there is a special form of adaptation language that identifies us at Hispanic, expressions like "Altiro", "si po" or other qualified doodle identifies us. In the U.S. , use center or Britain
4) Can you identify the identity of a nation by the language they use?
Of course. It is related to the above. The identity is related to the peculiar characteristics of a society which are a form of glue or bind.
If I hear "edimbra" I can identify that they are referring to a Scottish city of Edinburgh.
If I hear "edimbra" I can identify that they are referring to a Scottish city of Edinburgh.
5) The change of language, can produce a change of identity?
No, you can receive certain forms of thought expressed in the newly acquired language, but does not change the identity. It is a complex question because of the historical process of globalization, English language acquisition, German or French does not produce changes in identity as the Western world have common characteristics, English or German or French language or language is a strong factor identity. In the case of Chilean native people use the Spanish language for Aymara,Mapuche Lican-Antai or the new generations can cause changes, but are not substantial. The way of perceiving the world is different and is identified through language.
6) Is the language is a form of communication of a specific region?
I think if we understand by 'region' as a geographical unit macro physical features, political and socio-identify it. For example, the region of South America except Brazil
7) Do you agree with the claim that: “the English language is nobody’s special property”?
I agree, because the question refers to "someone special feature" and the language isn’t. The special attributes are related to someone's personality and ways of cultural expression. The above questions relate to the concepts of identity, culture, nation or community and this last question is about only the individual.
In conclusion we can say that the language is a cultural expression through which a society expresses all spheres of human thoughts, feelings, and emotions. In the interview to Miss Ximena Carvajal we learn that the language is part of the identity because it reflects the cultural identity of a society, emphasis on the expression of ideas of different kinds of social community. The change of language can’t produce a change of identity because you can receive certain forms of thought expressed in the newly acquired language, but does not change the identity.
