TAKE HOME FINAL - Essay Example

In chapter 10, page 191, There is a tendency when reading critical accounts of communication and culture to slip into “What’s the point of all these?” Or, better yet, “if this is true, then the problem is too big and we are all doomed.” One’s language will influence their view of the world and how they perceive their surroundings, the environment and even how the think; this is culture. In chapter one page 7 “Culture is a system of shared meanings and assumptions that draw people together within a social context of shared power.

” The above definition points to the fact that culture is reflected in one’s language and reflects on how the particular people perceive the world (Warren & Deanna, 2011). The other point of view is that Culture is reflected in language. Cultural is reflected in language. Cultural requirements do not determine structure of language, but influence how, but influence how it is used. Human beings do not live in isolation but with other human beings. This living together brings in the urge to communicate with one another and pass information from one person to another.

It is this communication that leads to the development of language. Language is therefore considered a means for communication mostly through verbal means. It is only logical that people who live close to another have a higher urge to communicate to one another and thus higher likely hood of having similar words in their language. It is also likely that the people who live close to one another often share a lot. For instance, they are likely to be living in the same vicinity and thus experience the same climatic conditions.

This means if they are farmers, they are likely to engage in farming of similar crops, the same goes to pastoralists, traders, e.t.c. this leads to a particular way of doing things within the given area, hence culture. They tend to have a similar way of living and going about their daily activities. People of the same culture are often under the same umbrella of power. They share the same geographical space and as such are likely to be under the same authority. The language therefore that is most likely to emanate from this kind of people is likely to be related if not one.

The information they are to communicate is mostly identical. In page 8 chapter one, “Power is a productive resulting from our different locations within culture (Warren & Deanna, 2011). By productive tension, we mean that our heightened awareness of power in our relationship with one another can be instructive- it can teach us about ourselves and each other, and communication.” The above therefore answers the question on how power, language, and culture is related. The relationship between culture and language is however more compound than the relationship between language and culture (Talk, 2008).

In page 197, chapter one, “the power of communication is just that: power. If we can see the world through the lens of constructive theories of communication, if we understand the relationship between communication and culture as important and meaningful (and not just coincidental or easy), then we are faced with the most fundamental, hopeful bottom line: If the world is communicatively constructed, then none of the inequalities or violations or oppressions is given or inevitable and, because this is true we can always create the change we desire.”