Early stages
In the early stages of a child’s development, language is developed socially within the child’s familial context. Through this social process, the child’s native language is developed which is unique to their cultural heritage (McDevitt, Ormrod, Cupit, Chandler & Aloa, 2013, pg. 344). To elaborate on the social influences, children learn not only their cultural language and communication form, but they also learn how to communicate by the example set within their social context (Gee & Hayes, 2011, pg. ). As an example, to communicate sorrow or grief, a Middle-eastern family may display open acts of mourning in comparison to a British family who may be withdrawn and inward in their display of mourning. In this sense, this behaviour …show more content…
Oral language tends to be the significant difference in communication between different cultures, however, body language and gestures plays a vital role in language. In saying this, each language contains standard rules that are relevant to the culture. The four key components according to Fellowes and Oakley, (2014, pg. 6) are phonological component which is the sound patters of a language; syntactic component, which is the structuring of sentences; semantic component, which is the meaning of words and sentences and the pragmatic component, which is the use of language in contexts. Due to the diversity of cultures, the rules are not standard, yet instead they are diverse for each language. As an example, a German speaker may intonate on certain words making their speech come across as aggressive in comparison to an Australian who may intonate numerous times through a sentence, therefore appearing enthusiastic and excitable. This knowledge of language difference is necessary as children inherit these traits from their cultural context as their speech begins to develop from a young …show more content…
) states that what and how we see, hear and otherwise experience is mainly due to the language habits of our community. So, as children grow and develop their own community of friends, they create their own social culture and their own unique language form. The language that can be used within these communities can be spoken or through the use of kinesics. Vygotsky (as cited in Jarvis, 2003, pg. 38) states that to understand another person’s speech is not sufficient enough to understand his words. Instead we must understand his thoughts. Reflecting on Vygotsky’s words, it is evident that within a culture, language must be communicated not just through speech, but taking into account all aspects of language. As an example, a group of young surfers may use language within their culture that may be misunderstood or foreign to others outside of this culture. They may use words or sounds that have little meaning to those unfamiliar with the language and terms of the surfing culture. In this way, language is diverse and is deeply effected by the different communities and cultures taking place in a child’s
In the early stages of a child’s development, language is developed socially within the child’s familial context. Through this social process, the child’s native language is developed which is unique to their cultural heritage (McDevitt, Ormrod, Cupit, Chandler & Aloa, 2013, pg. 344). To elaborate on the social influences, children learn not only their cultural language and communication form, but they also learn how to communicate by the example set within their social context (Gee & Hayes, 2011, pg. ). As an example, to communicate sorrow or grief, a Middle-eastern family may display open acts of mourning in comparison to a British family who may be withdrawn and inward in their display of mourning. In this sense, this behaviour …show more content…
Oral language tends to be the significant difference in communication between different cultures, however, body language and gestures plays a vital role in language. In saying this, each language contains standard rules that are relevant to the culture. The four key components according to Fellowes and Oakley, (2014, pg. 6) are phonological component which is the sound patters of a language; syntactic component, which is the structuring of sentences; semantic component, which is the meaning of words and sentences and the pragmatic component, which is the use of language in contexts. Due to the diversity of cultures, the rules are not standard, yet instead they are diverse for each language. As an example, a German speaker may intonate on certain words making their speech come across as aggressive in comparison to an Australian who may intonate numerous times through a sentence, therefore appearing enthusiastic and excitable. This knowledge of language difference is necessary as children inherit these traits from their cultural context as their speech begins to develop from a young …show more content…
) states that what and how we see, hear and otherwise experience is mainly due to the language habits of our community. So, as children grow and develop their own community of friends, they create their own social culture and their own unique language form. The language that can be used within these communities can be spoken or through the use of kinesics. Vygotsky (as cited in Jarvis, 2003, pg. 38) states that to understand another person’s speech is not sufficient enough to understand his words. Instead we must understand his thoughts. Reflecting on Vygotsky’s words, it is evident that within a culture, language must be communicated not just through speech, but taking into account all aspects of language. As an example, a group of young surfers may use language within their culture that may be misunderstood or foreign to others outside of this culture. They may use words or sounds that have little meaning to those unfamiliar with the language and terms of the surfing culture. In this way, language is diverse and is deeply effected by the different communities and cultures taking place in a child’s