There are many variations of Portuguese. The two that I will be focusing on are Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese is spoken in Brazil while European Portuguese is spoken in Portugal. According to data collected at a Canadian University, some students argued that one version, European Portuguese, is a language while the other, Brazilian Portuguese, is a dialect.
Linguistic landscapes in our neighborhoods can tell us what a neighborhood is like. Linguistic landscapes can be as simple as a sign saying trash. The way that the signs are presented and the languages on them can give you can insight of the community. The linguistic landscape I chose was of the entrance of a church. This church is located
This is a church that is down the block from my house. From my observations it looks like two languages, English and another language. The signs are all different, parking, the name of the church, mass times and other little signs.
As a young – adult, Cuban – American, New Yorker, I speak many different languages/dialects everyday. I mostly speak English outside of my home. Within my household we speak a mixture of Spanish, English and Spanglish. When having interactions in English, I am able to switch between formal and informal language. For example, when speaking to a person of higher
Myth: Raising children bilingually is a mistake because they will get confused and never become truly proficient in either language I do not fully agree with this language myth. I do not think that raising children bilingually is a mistake at all. I believe that a child should be taught as many languages as one pleases. I am a product