The Impact of Language on our live.
Language is an integral part of our
existence and survival. We depend on it to think and communicate on a day-to-day basis and from person to person. Without language, people would not be able to
communicate. I believe that language plays a big role in determining what type
of person someone is, generally, and it has an effect on choices, as
well as lifestyle. Because language
is part of our culture, it has become a
way of seeing life in a different perspective. Based on the different languages we
speak, our perception and/or thoughts of the worldmay improve or change shape. In other words, languages give birth to a worldview.
ACT is an approach defined in terms of certain theoretical
processes, not a technology per se. Figure 1 illustrates the core processes
that are thought to underlie psychopathology. Each of these processes emerges
from characteristics of human language and cognition, as specified by Relational
Frame Theory.
From this theory's perspective, the most dominant characteristic of human
language and cognition is that it is based on learned, relational, and
arbitrarily applicable operants, that in turn impact other behavioral processes
(Hayes et al., 2001).
Our cognitive processes are directly linked to the words and symbols we call
language. Language can alter the way we think or even control how we encode and
decode information. Language can in fact have the ability to do all those
things; it can change our values, our identity and even what we can and cannot
know. Thus, this would lead to the conclusion that the death of a language
“marks the disappearance of a world view.” For example, I speak English with a
French accent. In my daily life, I have to cope with such questions; Where are
u from? Are you from Nigeria
People make assumption based on the language he or she speaks. As another example,
if you don’t speak perfect or Standard English, you must be a foreigner or someone
with no intellectual background or degree. I don’t think that because I cannot
speak the English language to perfection that makes me less intelligent than
someone who is born in this country and understands and speaks English fluently. I believe that we should not judge others based on their languages
From this theory's perspective, the most dominant characteristic of human language and cognition is that it is based on learned, relational, and arbitrarily applicable operants, that in turn impact other behavioral processes (Hayes et al., 2001).
Our cognitive processes are directly linked to the words and symbols we call language. Language can alter the way we think or even control how we encode and decode information. Language can in fact have the ability to do all those things; it can change our values, our identity and even what we can and cannot know. Thus, this would lead to the conclusion that the death of a language “marks the disappearance of a world view.” For example, I speak English with a French accent. In my daily life, I have to cope with such questions; Where are u from? Are you from
People make assumption based on the language he or she speaks. As another example, if you don’t speak perfect or Standard English, you must be a foreigner or someone with no intellectual background or degree. I don’t think that because I cannot speak the English language to perfection that makes me less intelligent than someone who is born in this country and understands and speaks English fluently. I believe that we should not judge others based on their languages
