In light of what you know about linguistics and the nature of language, comment critically upon the views in the following statements: 1.If you learn a foreign language, you can't in the process avoid learning the culture of those who speak it. It is widely acknowledged that a language, or particular strand of a language is a reflection of the society in which it is spoken. Language is also seen as portraying ones social or …showed first 75 words of 1671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1671 total…of the way she speaks or that it is perfectly acceptable to do so. Bibliography The Study Of Language - George Yule (1988 Cambridge University Press) Language and Culture - Claire Kramsch (1998 Oxford University Press) Language, Society and Power - Linda Thomas & Shân Wareing (2000 Routledge) Verbal Hygiene - Deborah Cameron (1995 Routledge) Forms of Talk - Erving Goffman (1981 University of Pennsylvania Press) Sociolinguistic Patterns - William Labov (1977 University of Pennsylvania Press)