Discuss, with examples, language as an element of culture. How does language shape our perceptions, and in what ways is language political?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
1. Examples of how language shapes perceptions, such as the way the Hopi language does not use verb tenses for past or future.
2. Examples of how language can be political—for instance, how some people are working to challenge gender-biased language practices such as the use of man for mixed-gender subjects, or the way the term Mr. implies nothing about a male’s marital status but Miss and Mrs. do, leading people to begin using Ms.
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