Interesting essay

So, this last essay on the "Language and Culture" bit of this English course I have chosen to write on "Is young people today speaking more poorly than they used to?"

And I have found some rather interesting facts.

Apparently, this has always been the opinion, young people have always been slandered for they way they speak, the use of slang has always been looked down on, even in the 30's. Apparently though, we can not blame it all on the youngsters using slang and swearwords, as this is still part of our childhood ways of learning a language, by mimics!

According to Fredrik Lindström this is how young children learn a language, together with creativity, to be able to express themselves when they do not know the words for how to.

I have also read a very interesting project made by Rickard Jonsson, who has done his research on language and masculinity in a 14-15 year old class. Very interesting to see how young people (most of them immigrants) reason when speaking about social status, homosexuality and life and the future, a lot different from when I was that age, and that was less than ten years ago.

I won't tell to much of the essay before I have finished it, but it really is a interesting subject. But the subject have three main areas; social status, gender distinction and sexual orientation. You are supposed to be who you are, nothing more, nothing less, you have to be a part of the norm, to prove yourself without bragging.

Well, I will see if I can give you the essay in full text when it is finished!

Bye!