Spanish Language Research Paper
There are many languages in the world, to be exact there are 7,943 languages. Some of these languages are very common, others are becoming endangered, and many become extinct on a daily basis. A language is more than what allows people to communicate. A language makes people who they are. It is essentially a culture which gives people a sense of identity. Throughout the course of this class, we have learned about the importance of languages no matter how many speakers it has. Languages are a form of identity to its speakers. Every language has to be respected because it represents different cultures and it is a very important form of identification.
This paper will be focusing on the Spanish language because it is the language I grew up speaking. …show more content…
The first feature that will be discussed in this paper is the word order. Word order is a necessary guide that must be followed because without it reading and writing would become difficult and confusing. There are six different types of word order, the two most common ones are subject-verb-object (SVO) and subject-object-verb (SOV). Consequently, Spanish follows the SVO word order. However, Spanish is a flexible language, which means the word order of a sentence can change and the meaning will still be the same. This however, does not work in English because changing the word order of a sentence will change the entire meaning of the sentence or make it a bit confusing. Below is an example of how flexible Spanish is with word …show more content…
The first reason is because it was my first language. Other than the fact that the only way I could communicate with my parents was by speaking spanish my parents required that at home my siblings and I could only speak spanish. They did this in order for us to retain part of our culture and be able to communicate with relatives. Another reason they did this was so that we could be fluent in two languages, thus enhancing the possibilities of having a higher paying job in the future. The second reason why I decided to select Spanish as my topic for this paper is because I enjoy speaking, writing, and reading in Spanish. The thing I find most interesting about Spanish is that every word sounds exactly the way it looks. This makes it easy to learn and comprehend. Consequently, one of my majors will be Spanish. Majoring in Spanish is very important to me because I hope to teach Spanish in a Spanish speaking country like Argentina or Mexico in the future. Spanish is a major part of my life and this class has taught me the importance of languages and how easily a language can become endangered. Spanish is still very commonly used among my family members especially with my relatives in Mexico. All of my relatives are fluent in spanish so it is easy for everyone to communicate with each other. My grandparents only speak Spanish, so it is beneficial that I speak spanish so we can have memorable conversations.
This paper will be focusing on the Spanish language because it is the language I grew up speaking. …show more content…
The first feature that will be discussed in this paper is the word order. Word order is a necessary guide that must be followed because without it reading and writing would become difficult and confusing. There are six different types of word order, the two most common ones are subject-verb-object (SVO) and subject-object-verb (SOV). Consequently, Spanish follows the SVO word order. However, Spanish is a flexible language, which means the word order of a sentence can change and the meaning will still be the same. This however, does not work in English because changing the word order of a sentence will change the entire meaning of the sentence or make it a bit confusing. Below is an example of how flexible Spanish is with word …show more content…
The first reason is because it was my first language. Other than the fact that the only way I could communicate with my parents was by speaking spanish my parents required that at home my siblings and I could only speak spanish. They did this in order for us to retain part of our culture and be able to communicate with relatives. Another reason they did this was so that we could be fluent in two languages, thus enhancing the possibilities of having a higher paying job in the future. The second reason why I decided to select Spanish as my topic for this paper is because I enjoy speaking, writing, and reading in Spanish. The thing I find most interesting about Spanish is that every word sounds exactly the way it looks. This makes it easy to learn and comprehend. Consequently, one of my majors will be Spanish. Majoring in Spanish is very important to me because I hope to teach Spanish in a Spanish speaking country like Argentina or Mexico in the future. Spanish is a major part of my life and this class has taught me the importance of languages and how easily a language can become endangered. Spanish is still very commonly used among my family members especially with my relatives in Mexico. All of my relatives are fluent in spanish so it is easy for everyone to communicate with each other. My grandparents only speak Spanish, so it is beneficial that I speak spanish so we can have memorable conversations.