After reading 'how to tame a wild tongue' the most meaningful takeaway in my opinion was the whole idea of language being as powerful as a war. One of the quotes mentioned in the beginning of the article about how 'robbing people of their language is as violent as war'. This portrays the fact that language is a part of a persons identity.
Usually a war is basically two countries fighting for the others land, taking away a persons land, which is taking away a part of them. In this situation the same thing is being done, someone taking away another person/s language is like taking away a party of their identity.
Usually a war is basically two countries fighting for the others land, taking away a persons land, which is taking away a part of them. In this situation the same thing is being done, someone taking away another person/s language is like taking away a party of their identity.
