1.) The opening scene sets the stage for the rest of the essay because her tongue is being described as stubborn and strong. Throughout her essay she talks about how her tongue and her speech did get her in trouble because she would say things in Spanish when she wasn't supposed to.
2.) Her purpose of talking in Spanish was to provide a little background of her reality of dealing with the racism and the feminism when she was growing up.
3.) What is standard and non standard is based upon people's perspective of the language and the culture.
4.) It is necessary because the types of languages we use and the way we speak each language all plays a huge role in our identity and the identity of our culture.
5.) There are many different types of English identities depending on where people are from. People from The Bronx use a different style of English as apposed to people from Tennessee would.
6.) When I am talking with my friends there is a certain slang that we would use that other people may not pick up on. Certain words could mean certain things and other people wouldn't necessarily know.
7.) The type of English I use with my friends is much different than what I use to talk to a professor or someone with higher authority. I use more slang with my friends and probably don't sound as educated, but with a professor I try to be more formal and mature.
8.) I am my language means that you can make your own type of language and you are free to have your own identity and choose your own path and who you want to be.
9.) They connect in the same way by the girl talking about being stubborn about who she is and her identity and representing her language.
10.) The language you speak is a huge part of your identity because it represents your culture and that shows a huge part of who you are.
11.) Identity is very important to me and I like being unique and knowing myself and my roots. It is clear that identity is important to Anzalda as well because she talks about how Chicano Spanish is not incorrect and how it is a living language just like any other language spoken.
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