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Nieve Ramgahan
Professor Hubert Devonish is the head of language, linguistics, and philosophy at the University of the West Indies and is the leader of the campaign for patois rights. The report “Jamaica debates ‘Queens English’ ” by Caroline Turriff in The Guardian displays the proposal of Professor Devonish to amend the Constitution by including a reference to language. Professor Devonish makes it a point that the Constitution, “… allows for criminal suspects or defendants to have charges explained to them in a language they understand.” In other words, monolingual people who are charged such as people who only speak the language patois would suffer due to the mere fact that language is used as a form of discrimination yet not acknowledged by the Constitution. Although language plays a crucial role in the criminal justice system when charging people, the extent to which people should have to learn English is questionable in the stance that some countries only have one official language. I believe Jamaica should have two national languages, English and patois, due to communicating and interacting with the world as a whole. With both languages equally taught, people will strengthen literacy in both their native tongue by keeping ones identity intact and English as their universal tongue by expanding opportunities. This will not only help in enforcing laws, but also in creating a safe worldly connection amongst all people.
Thanks, Nieve. You definitely integrate your quote here. I just wonder if the wordiness gets in the way of your intention. Here are the sentences you might want to review:
In other words, monolingual people who are charged such as people who only speak the language patois would suffer due to the mere fact that language is used as a form of discrimination yet not acknowledged by the Constitution. [Monolingual people are people who only speak one language, and it is assumed here the language would be patois– so to say monolingual people who are charged as people who only speak… is redundant. I’m also not sure if the quote is saying people who speak patois are the only one getting charged with crime…]
Although language plays a crucial role in the criminal justice system when charging people, the extent to which people should have to learn English is questionable in the stance that some countries only have one official language. [I’m not sure this sentence is different from the one above? what new information are you giving here?]
Languages are essential for communication hence the controversial topic of whether Jamaica should have two national languages. In Jamaica Debates ‘Queen’s English’, Caroline Turriff reports on the controversial topic of whether Jamaica should have two languages. Jamaica should have two national languages because it’s essential for communication. Professor Devonish comments that “people also suffer when they receive health services, social services, education and public information in a language they do not understand”. In other words, language is important in order to complete daily tasks such as receiving education. The majority of Jamaicans speak Patois, however, it is not recognized as an official language. English is the nation’s official language, however only a small percentage of people speak it. Therefore, it shouldn’t be an official language, rather it should be taught in school as a foreign language. The nation should have two official languages to provide better opportunities for their citizens such as improvements in communication.
Excellent work here Rebeca. I see you’ve offered method as a way to introduce the quote and an in other words sentence as a way to provide explanation– great! I wondered if you might’ve written more about the quote to show the relationship daily tasks and public information have to your sentence “English is the nation’s official language…”
DW
Two languages are spoken in Jamaica: Patois and English. Some Jamaicans understand only one language such as Patois while others mastery both Patois and English. In such country, the bilingual speaker are most advantaged than monolingual ones. In fact in many national services such as health care services, a monolingual Jamaican will not be able to understand his/her health care concern from the doctor feedback as the the Jamaican constitution does not include Patois among official language. Certainly, the constitution does mention that concerning court case, the defendant has the right to get his charges explained in the language he/her can understand. However court charge is not the only important field that a Jamaican Patois speaker needs to fulfill in his/her basic daily life. Health care is even more important but unfortunately ignored by the government. Therefore I share the Professor Hubert Devonish’s opinion in “Jamaica debates” which is “People also suffer when they receive health services, social services, education and public information” Professor Devonish argues that the Jamaican constitution is not giving enough rights to monolingual Patois speakers, they deserve more rights in other fields also; not only in justice charge.
Thanks Pende. Be careful here because some of your paraphrases are too close to the original work and would be considered plagiarism. You do a good job of setting up the quote by indicating the quote is a position that you agree with. The issue is the quote isn’t actually saying what your position is. The quote is indicating people suffer when they receive services. In fact, a key part is missing from this– they suffer when they receive these services in a language they don’t understand. I would’ve liked that to be clearer in your explanation.
English is an easy language where people can communicate because people can learn this language in school, from television, by reading books, etcetera. But English is not the only language that people know very well because there are many people who can not speak in English fluently if they come from other countries and they would have hard time understanding other people because English is not their first language. Which makes harder for them to understand English language because some people only know basic English. Also, sometime people receive papers which are written in English only and they can not understand what it is actually saying on the paper because this is not translated in their native language. So, this is should be necessary to have translation for people who can not understand English. However, people should learn English language so it will easier for them to complete their daily tasks, to communicate and to translate to the people who only can speak in their native language. In the article of Jamaica debates ‘Queen’s English’ the professor Devonish states that “People also suffer when they receive health service, social services, education and public information in a language they do not understand”. This quote means that in Jamaica most people speak Patois. But not everybody can understand Patois because this is what Jamaican people speak at home and they should learn English for to communicate with the outside world. Learning English language would help them to get a better job and they can translate to the people in their community. Especially, the children should learn English as a foreign language. So, they will be able to translate to their parents who does not understand English language.
Hi Aktia, there’s a comprehension issue here. You write: This quote means that in Jamaica most people speak Patois. But not everybody can understand Patois because this is what Jamaican people speak at home and they should learn English for to communicate with the outside world.
You say not everyone can understand Patois and that’s why they struggle with getting proper services, but in fact, the author is saying, everyone understands Patois but not everyone understands ENGLISH and that’s why when they have to obtain services that are delivered in English they struggle.
Professor Devonish in his controversial ideas, stated that ” the constitution be amended in reference to a language”. He told them. ” the constitution bans discrimination on grounds of gender, race , color, religion, place of origin, social class and political opinion and allows for criminal suspects to have charges explained to them”. That wasn’t enough. ” people also suffer when they receive health services, social services, education and public information in a language they do not understand”. One critic about his ideas is that he doesn’t wish for another language to be thought but requires that ” workers who interact with the public must be legally obliged to speak patois if necessary”. And added that ” public servants must be sufficiently ‘literate’ in patois to be able to explain technically”. I suggest there should be English as a second language thought to all not to their advantage as they continue to live in their place but can also help them to communicate around the other parts of the world.
Jamaica has been debating if there should be more than one official language, which has been controversial because in a way the language is the cause of income class separation. In the report Jamaica debates ‘Queen’s English’ by Caroline Turriff states that “monolingual patois speakers are discriminated against, she adds, “because they have no money, not because of the way they talk”. in other words, patois as a language has been highly discriminated and looked as an inferiority way of speaking in Jamaica. Which is a sign of superiority prioritizing a language because people shouldn’t be forced to speak a language over the other. Although English is one of the most dominant language worldwide, referring to Jamaica they should opt for establishing more than one official language because it will elevate the country economically and will help unifying Jamaica back.
Language is very essential to the identity of a country. Most countries nowadays are obliged to add a local language as their second official language because its citizen are not really literate in the first official language which they mostly acquire during colonization. Professor Hubert said it best. “Even wealthy white Jamaicans often have better command of patois than English” Normally Its the wealthy people who are suppose to be fluent in the first language because they are more likely to be expose to the western world, but in Jamaica these wealthy people are more comfortable speaking the patios.
Every day the English language is becoming more universal as it becomes a part of a country’s primary or secondary language. However, this makes it harder for a country to determine its official language. In a recent report, Caroline Turriff debates whether Jamaica should have two official languages (English & Jamaican) or one. She states, “Only 1% of Jamaicans speak English as their first language. The rest speak ‘patois’, ‘Creole’, ‘Afro-English, or ‘Jamaican as it’s variously known” (Turriff). This statistic shows that most Jamaicans speak Jamaican as it is their native language. In other words, having English as a part of Jamaica’s official language will cause disputes amongst those who speak Jamaican, and those who speak English as their primary language which is only 1% of the population. Therefore, Jamaica should only have one official language. As English becomes more universal and essential in communicating throughout the world, it does not mean that Jamaica should adopt that language. It not only forces most Jamaican citizens to learn a “new” language but also the uniqueness that the country holds will fade away as English takes over.
English language places a long role in society because of colonization .”monolingual patois speakers are discriminated against, she adds, ‘because they have no money, not because of the way they talk’…all the textbooks are in standard English, so the children wouldn’t be getting much of an education if we tried to teach them in patois. “all the books would have to be changed, which we cants afford”. In other words, people need to learn English because if they don’t know English they wont know what to do in life or read.
Not knowing or understanding a language not only restricts you from growing in education and job opportunities but also makes it difficult to do everyday tasks, for example going to store and reading packaging labels, asking for directions, going to the doctor and being able to understand what they doctor is saying or suggesting. ”According to the professor, this is not enough, people also suffer when they receive health services, social services, education and public information a language they do not understand he said.” This affirms that not knowing simply language basis does not only affects the community but the individual itself and sometimes the only solution if they can’t learn the language is to get someone else’s help which makes a person dependent of another in all times.
The language of the people should reflect the language of the nation. Yet the language spoken the most is the language of the world. This is the debate in Jamaica today, what should be the official language of the nation? When you are an island nation just miles south of the United States, it is difficult to not be influenced by one of the superior nations in the world today. It is not also in the United States but in many nations where English is the primary or at least secondary language and in many nations it is a requirement to learn. In Jamaica though, only 1% speak English as their primary language, most speak Patois therefore, what should be this countries main language? Professor Hubert Devonish at the University of the West Indies believes, “…We should have two official languages – English and Jamaica. And that we should acknowledge that Jamaican is the language of the majority and start teaching English as a foreign language in schools.” To this, he is perfectly correct. The native tongue will always be the language of the nation but it is crucial that Jamaicans are able to expand their influence and speak to the rest of the world, which is why English should be mandatory through the schools. A two official languages system would be beneficial to every Jamaican and may even influence these people to go to places they would have never previously thought was possible.
Recently, leaders in Jamaica had a debate concerning the standard language to be used in the republic. While some proposed the use of two languages as official national language, many are not sure how to go about the idea. Jamaica is known to have at least five different languages, but only a few people can speak all of them. According to the Guardian paper, “only 1% of Jamaica speak English as their language … the rest speak ‘patios’, ‘Creole’, ‘Afro-English’, or “Jamaican’”. On the other hand, the Jamaican constitution does not offer any protection to any specific language. Therefore, Jamaicans do not understand what language in Jamaica is their language in its own right.
In “Jamaica Debates ‘Queen’s English’”, author Caroline Turriff discusses the phenomenon of English education in Jamaica, a country that largely speaks the dialect known as patois. English is taught in schools, used in government documents, and spoken on news broadcasts. However, it is estimated that only 1% of Jamaicans speak English as their first language. This contradiction illustrates Jamaica’s need for two official and protected languages: English and patois. English is the standard language for the schools in Jamaica, both a remnant of British imperialism and a necessity for participation in an increasingly globalized economy. Patois, however, isn’t taught officially, and its written language isn’t well known. According to Turriff, “Many Jamaicans– including patois speakers– do not believe [patois] is a language in its own right” (Turriff). As long as patois is treated as a mere dialect, with no standardization or protection, it will be regarded as the less important tongue of the poor. However, if it is treated as the local language, with written language education, and English is taught as a foreign language, it can elevate the same impoverished citizens.
Language is part of identity of a country or place, culture. I believe language depended of the location or from which part you are because people created their own language depending of their culture and environments. Two language will be better than one language because when people immigrated to a country like united state people come from many different place and background speck different language and two languages gives more value to a person when they are applying for jobs. According to the article “We are educated by people around us and the environments that we live in every way” the people that we see every day are people that speak english, Spanish,Chinese,Hindi,Urdu other languages.It is Important to understand importance of language and they add value to society and show why we should care about languages.
In the article “The Guardian: Jamaica debates ‘Queen’s English” it discuss the native langue of Jamaica, which is patois. The author states that patois is their 1st language and that English is integrated into the school system. Jamaica has two unofficial languages which is English and patois. But, everyone speaks the same native language which is patois. Being that patois is the native language it should also be implicated into the school system. Barbara Gloudon states, “is not a minority language like Inuit or Cri. It is a very healthy, living organism and does not need any fence around it to protect it.” This means people shouldn’t base one’s language off of class but being that it is it’s native language it should be treated with the same amount of respect as anything else. Once you take someones culture away from them, you begin to strip them from being autochthonous.
Language is a very important part of a country culture. However, every country has multiple language that that is spoken in their country. Some people travel all over the world and hear many different languages. The challenge is should all countries have a law that should make it essential to speak different languages. We all know that English is the number one language in the world. However, in Jamaica there are four different common languages that are spoken “patois”, “Creole”, “Afro-English”, or “Jamaican.” Should Jamaica have two different languages that is spoken and learned in the country, my thought to this question is yes. In the article it states that “We are educated by people around us and the environments that we live in every way.” So, the people who were surrounding by shape to speak the languages were going to speak. It is imperative that all countries adopt two languages that a country should be mandatory to speak and value those languages.
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Professor Hubert Devonish is the head of language, linguistics, and philosophy at the University of the West Indies and is the leader of the campaign for patois rights. The report “Jamaica debates ‘Queens English’ ” by Caroline Turriff in The Guardian displays the proposal of Professor Devonish to amend the Constitution by including a reference to language. Professor Devonish makes it a point that the Constitution, “… allows for criminal suspects or defendants to have charges explained to them in a language they understand.” In other words, monolingual people who are charged such as people who only speak the language patois would suffer due to the mere fact that language is used as a form of discrimination yet not acknowledged by the Constitution. Although language plays a crucial role in the criminal justice system when charging people, the extent to which people should have to learn English is questionable in the stance that some countries only have one official language. I believe Jamaica should have two national languages, English and patois, due to communicating and interacting with the world as a whole. With both languages equally taught, people will strengthen literacy in both their native tongue by keeping ones identity intact and English as their universal tongue by expanding opportunities. This will not only help in enforcing laws, but also in creating a safe worldly connection amongst all people.
Thanks, Nieve. You definitely integrate your quote here. I just wonder if the wordiness gets in the way of your intention. Here are the sentences you might want to review:
In other words, monolingual people who are charged such as people who only speak the language patois would suffer due to the mere fact that language is used as a form of discrimination yet not acknowledged by the Constitution. [Monolingual people are people who only speak one language, and it is assumed here the language would be patois– so to say monolingual people who are charged as people who only speak… is redundant. I’m also not sure if the quote is saying people who speak patois are the only one getting charged with crime…]
Although language plays a crucial role in the criminal justice system when charging people, the extent to which people should have to learn English is questionable in the stance that some countries only have one official language. [I’m not sure this sentence is different from the one above? what new information are you giving here?]
Languages are essential for communication hence the controversial topic of whether Jamaica should have two national languages. In Jamaica Debates ‘Queen’s English’, Caroline Turriff reports on the controversial topic of whether Jamaica should have two languages. Jamaica should have two national languages because it’s essential for communication. Professor Devonish comments that “people also suffer when they receive health services, social services, education and public information in a language they do not understand”. In other words, language is important in order to complete daily tasks such as receiving education. The majority of Jamaicans speak Patois, however, it is not recognized as an official language. English is the nation’s official language, however only a small percentage of people speak it. Therefore, it shouldn’t be an official language, rather it should be taught in school as a foreign language. The nation should have two official languages to provide better opportunities for their citizens such as improvements in communication.
Excellent work here Rebeca. I see you’ve offered method as a way to introduce the quote and an in other words sentence as a way to provide explanation– great! I wondered if you might’ve written more about the quote to show the relationship daily tasks and public information have to your sentence “English is the nation’s official language…”
DW
Two languages are spoken in Jamaica: Patois and English. Some Jamaicans understand only one language such as Patois while others mastery both Patois and English. In such country, the bilingual speaker are most advantaged than monolingual ones. In fact in many national services such as health care services, a monolingual Jamaican will not be able to understand his/her health care concern from the doctor feedback as the the Jamaican constitution does not include Patois among official language. Certainly, the constitution does mention that concerning court case, the defendant has the right to get his charges explained in the language he/her can understand. However court charge is not the only important field that a Jamaican Patois speaker needs to fulfill in his/her basic daily life. Health care is even more important but unfortunately ignored by the government. Therefore I share the Professor Hubert Devonish’s opinion in “Jamaica debates” which is “People also suffer when they receive health services, social services, education and public information” Professor Devonish argues that the Jamaican constitution is not giving enough rights to monolingual Patois speakers, they deserve more rights in other fields also; not only in justice charge.
Thanks Pende. Be careful here because some of your paraphrases are too close to the original work and would be considered plagiarism. You do a good job of setting up the quote by indicating the quote is a position that you agree with. The issue is the quote isn’t actually saying what your position is. The quote is indicating people suffer when they receive services. In fact, a key part is missing from this– they suffer when they receive these services in a language they don’t understand. I would’ve liked that to be clearer in your explanation.
English is an easy language where people can communicate because people can learn this language in school, from television, by reading books, etcetera. But English is not the only language that people know very well because there are many people who can not speak in English fluently if they come from other countries and they would have hard time understanding other people because English is not their first language. Which makes harder for them to understand English language because some people only know basic English. Also, sometime people receive papers which are written in English only and they can not understand what it is actually saying on the paper because this is not translated in their native language. So, this is should be necessary to have translation for people who can not understand English. However, people should learn English language so it will easier for them to complete their daily tasks, to communicate and to translate to the people who only can speak in their native language. In the article of Jamaica debates ‘Queen’s English’ the professor Devonish states that “People also suffer when they receive health service, social services, education and public information in a language they do not understand”. This quote means that in Jamaica most people speak Patois. But not everybody can understand Patois because this is what Jamaican people speak at home and they should learn English for to communicate with the outside world. Learning English language would help them to get a better job and they can translate to the people in their community. Especially, the children should learn English as a foreign language. So, they will be able to translate to their parents who does not understand English language.
Hi Aktia, there’s a comprehension issue here. You write: This quote means that in Jamaica most people speak Patois. But not everybody can understand Patois because this is what Jamaican people speak at home and they should learn English for to communicate with the outside world.
You say not everyone can understand Patois and that’s why they struggle with getting proper services, but in fact, the author is saying, everyone understands Patois but not everyone understands ENGLISH and that’s why when they have to obtain services that are delivered in English they struggle.
Professor Devonish in his controversial ideas, stated that ” the constitution be amended in reference to a language”. He told them. ” the constitution bans discrimination on grounds of gender, race , color, religion, place of origin, social class and political opinion and allows for criminal suspects to have charges explained to them”. That wasn’t enough. ” people also suffer when they receive health services, social services, education and public information in a language they do not understand”. One critic about his ideas is that he doesn’t wish for another language to be thought but requires that ” workers who interact with the public must be legally obliged to speak patois if necessary”. And added that ” public servants must be sufficiently ‘literate’ in patois to be able to explain technically”. I suggest there should be English as a second language thought to all not to their advantage as they continue to live in their place but can also help them to communicate around the other parts of the world.
We’ll talk about this in class– I think you’ve got some good quotes here, but not enough context and explanation.
Jamaica has been debating if there should be more than one official language, which has been controversial because in a way the language is the cause of income class separation. In the report Jamaica debates ‘Queen’s English’ by Caroline Turriff states that “monolingual patois speakers are discriminated against, she adds, “because they have no money, not because of the way they talk”. in other words, patois as a language has been highly discriminated and looked as an inferiority way of speaking in Jamaica. Which is a sign of superiority prioritizing a language because people shouldn’t be forced to speak a language over the other. Although English is one of the most dominant language worldwide, referring to Jamaica they should opt for establishing more than one official language because it will elevate the country economically and will help unifying Jamaica back.
Language is very essential to the identity of a country. Most countries nowadays are obliged to add a local language as their second official language because its citizen are not really literate in the first official language which they mostly acquire during colonization. Professor Hubert said it best. “Even wealthy white Jamaicans often have better command of patois than English” Normally Its the wealthy people who are suppose to be fluent in the first language because they are more likely to be expose to the western world, but in Jamaica these wealthy people are more comfortable speaking the patios.
Every day the English language is becoming more universal as it becomes a part of a country’s primary or secondary language. However, this makes it harder for a country to determine its official language. In a recent report, Caroline Turriff debates whether Jamaica should have two official languages (English & Jamaican) or one. She states, “Only 1% of Jamaicans speak English as their first language. The rest speak ‘patois’, ‘Creole’, ‘Afro-English, or ‘Jamaican as it’s variously known” (Turriff). This statistic shows that most Jamaicans speak Jamaican as it is their native language. In other words, having English as a part of Jamaica’s official language will cause disputes amongst those who speak Jamaican, and those who speak English as their primary language which is only 1% of the population. Therefore, Jamaica should only have one official language. As English becomes more universal and essential in communicating throughout the world, it does not mean that Jamaica should adopt that language. It not only forces most Jamaican citizens to learn a “new” language but also the uniqueness that the country holds will fade away as English takes over.
English language places a long role in society because of colonization .”monolingual patois speakers are discriminated against, she adds, ‘because they have no money, not because of the way they talk’…all the textbooks are in standard English, so the children wouldn’t be getting much of an education if we tried to teach them in patois. “all the books would have to be changed, which we cants afford”. In other words, people need to learn English because if they don’t know English they wont know what to do in life or read.
Not knowing or understanding a language not only restricts you from growing in education and job opportunities but also makes it difficult to do everyday tasks, for example going to store and reading packaging labels, asking for directions, going to the doctor and being able to understand what they doctor is saying or suggesting. ”According to the professor, this is not enough, people also suffer when they receive health services, social services, education and public information a language they do not understand he said.” This affirms that not knowing simply language basis does not only affects the community but the individual itself and sometimes the only solution if they can’t learn the language is to get someone else’s help which makes a person dependent of another in all times.
The language of the people should reflect the language of the nation. Yet the language spoken the most is the language of the world. This is the debate in Jamaica today, what should be the official language of the nation? When you are an island nation just miles south of the United States, it is difficult to not be influenced by one of the superior nations in the world today. It is not also in the United States but in many nations where English is the primary or at least secondary language and in many nations it is a requirement to learn. In Jamaica though, only 1% speak English as their primary language, most speak Patois therefore, what should be this countries main language? Professor Hubert Devonish at the University of the West Indies believes, “…We should have two official languages – English and Jamaica. And that we should acknowledge that Jamaican is the language of the majority and start teaching English as a foreign language in schools.” To this, he is perfectly correct. The native tongue will always be the language of the nation but it is crucial that Jamaicans are able to expand their influence and speak to the rest of the world, which is why English should be mandatory through the schools. A two official languages system would be beneficial to every Jamaican and may even influence these people to go to places they would have never previously thought was possible.
Recently, leaders in Jamaica had a debate concerning the standard language to be used in the republic. While some proposed the use of two languages as official national language, many are not sure how to go about the idea. Jamaica is known to have at least five different languages, but only a few people can speak all of them. According to the Guardian paper, “only 1% of Jamaica speak English as their language … the rest speak ‘patios’, ‘Creole’, ‘Afro-English’, or “Jamaican’”. On the other hand, the Jamaican constitution does not offer any protection to any specific language. Therefore, Jamaicans do not understand what language in Jamaica is their language in its own right.
In “Jamaica Debates ‘Queen’s English’”, author Caroline Turriff discusses the phenomenon of English education in Jamaica, a country that largely speaks the dialect known as patois. English is taught in schools, used in government documents, and spoken on news broadcasts. However, it is estimated that only 1% of Jamaicans speak English as their first language. This contradiction illustrates Jamaica’s need for two official and protected languages: English and patois. English is the standard language for the schools in Jamaica, both a remnant of British imperialism and a necessity for participation in an increasingly globalized economy. Patois, however, isn’t taught officially, and its written language isn’t well known. According to Turriff, “Many Jamaicans– including patois speakers– do not believe [patois] is a language in its own right” (Turriff). As long as patois is treated as a mere dialect, with no standardization or protection, it will be regarded as the less important tongue of the poor. However, if it is treated as the local language, with written language education, and English is taught as a foreign language, it can elevate the same impoverished citizens.
Language is part of identity of a country or place, culture. I believe language depended of the location or from which part you are because people created their own language depending of their culture and environments. Two language will be better than one language because when people immigrated to a country like united state people come from many different place and background speck different language and two languages gives more value to a person when they are applying for jobs. According to the article “We are educated by people around us and the environments that we live in every way” the people that we see every day are people that speak english, Spanish,Chinese,Hindi,Urdu other languages.It is Important to understand importance of language and they add value to society and show why we should care about languages.
In the article “The Guardian: Jamaica debates ‘Queen’s English” it discuss the native langue of Jamaica, which is patois. The author states that patois is their 1st language and that English is integrated into the school system. Jamaica has two unofficial languages which is English and patois. But, everyone speaks the same native language which is patois. Being that patois is the native language it should also be implicated into the school system. Barbara Gloudon states, “is not a minority language like Inuit or Cri. It is a very healthy, living organism and does not need any fence around it to protect it.” This means people shouldn’t base one’s language off of class but being that it is it’s native language it should be treated with the same amount of respect as anything else. Once you take someones culture away from them, you begin to strip them from being autochthonous.
Language is a very important part of a country culture. However, every country has multiple language that that is spoken in their country. Some people travel all over the world and hear many different languages. The challenge is should all countries have a law that should make it essential to speak different languages. We all know that English is the number one language in the world. However, in Jamaica there are four different common languages that are spoken “patois”, “Creole”, “Afro-English”, or “Jamaican.” Should Jamaica have two different languages that is spoken and learned in the country, my thought to this question is yes. In the article it states that “We are educated by people around us and the environments that we live in every way.” So, the people who were surrounding by shape to speak the languages were going to speak. It is imperative that all countries adopt two languages that a country should be mandatory to speak and value those languages.