The Role of Language in Creating and Reinforcing Social Distinctions Such as Class, Ethnicity, and Gender

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The Role of Language in Creating and Reinforcing Social Distinctions Such as Class, Ethnicity, and Gender

It is said in a myth that people were once trying to build a giant

latter to heaven so God made them all diverse by making portions of

the people look different and speak different language. The now

diverse people of earth felt annoyed and human nature took its ugly

toll and separation and distinctions were made, they all scatter

throughout the world. God did this so that the people would not be

able to communicate therefore not be able to build the great ladder

that was threatening heaven. This myth is probably not the truth but

it does have a purpose in showing how a change in language and

appearance can make up an entire different type of human. It can be

said that there isn’t an exact translation from one language to

another so there is a loss of meanings in translation. This can lead

to another distinction; religion is the main distinction and separator

of people. Language caused all of these separations within people...

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