Nine Ideas about Language

The first thing I noticed about this writing was its length. Lauren wasn't kidding about being a long reading.  In the previous semester, I took a linguistics course. It covered the majority of the topics discussed in this reading. It was a refresher about how children learn language naturally and relatively efficiently as well. I also liked how the author brought up the point about the many dialects and how value of a certain language/dialect is completely up to the individuals preference. This is one of the main topics I brought home from the class. No one language/dialect is "correct" so I feel being punished for miss use of language is very stupid.

Regarding how this article plays into my paper, There were parts about how we all switch from formal to informal depending on context of the situation. I expressed that in my paper. I also heard people talking in different jargon and etc while I was in the cafeteria.