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“The word for bank is the same, but the word for money changer is not, and while I have never learned the etymology behind this minor asymmetry I can imagine it represents centuries of cultural and ideological dissidence.”

Book:Asymmetry

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“I expect nothing from Psychoanalysis or therapy, whose rudimentary conclusions became clear to me a long time ago--- a domineering mother, a father whose submissiveness is shattered by a murderous gesture... To state "it's a childhood trauma" or "that day the idols were knocked off their pedestal" does nothing to explain a scene which could only be conveyed by the expression that came to me at the time: to breathe disaster. Here abstract speech fails to reach me.”

Trauma Therapy Language Barrier

Book:Shame

Source: Shame

“…This lack of morality is not limited to rank. In Alaba, for example, even the simplest social structures are ignored. Alabans claim that concepts of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ do not apply, and insist they have either five or six genders, depending on how they are counted, between which these heathens will move depending on their whims. As a tonal language, the same sound with different inflections carries different meanings, so a Naridan must be very careful to avoid misrepresenting himself: for example, ‘mè’ is ‘high masculine’, used by those in whom the fire of manhood burns strongly, while ‘mê’ is ‘low masculine’, for in Alaban society it is no great shame for a man to admit to womanly character. The largely uninflected ‘me’ is the gender-neutral formal, but ‘mé’ is ‘low feminine’, favoured by women who lack the qualities appropriate for their gender, and ‘mē’ is ‘high feminine’, the only appropriate usage for any Naridan lady of decency. Even stranger is ‘më’, used only by those who insist they have no gender, even in the most informal settings. Such immorality is hardly unsurprising in a land that has provided succour to exiled pretenders since the Splintering. Needless to say, Naridans should resist these pernicious local customs and only use the ‘high’ forms for themselves when visiting this land, lest they cause themselves considerable embarrassment.”

Fantasy Representation Fantasy Fiction Gender Stereotypes Language Barrier Gender Norms Social Structures

Book:The Black Coast

Source: The Black Coast

“Every time my mother spoke Korean, the text sprawled out before me like a Mad Lib. Words that were so familiar mixed with long blanks I couldn't fill in.”

Language Barrier

Book:Crying in H Mart

Source: Crying in H Mart

“Understanding the language is a quintessential part of understanding the culture.”

Language Cultural Diversity Language Learning Languages And Culture Language Barrier Cultural Studies Language Studies

Book:Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science

Source: Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science

“If one had cigarettes, one could barter for food with the German farmers. If the Latvian did not speak German, then the exchange was primitive and went something like this: "Ich Zigarette, du Schwein." ("Me - cigarette, you - pig") The farmer understood, and the DP returned to camp with a hunk of smoked bacon.”

Trade Language Barrier Dp Camp

Book:Refugee Girl: A Memoir

Source: Refugee Girl: A Memoir

“Learning a language promoted the first tender shoots of intercultural understanding. People became familiar with previously alien concepts and, as a consequence, more open to them.”

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Book:First Contact, Second Chances

Source: First Contact, Second Chances

“Deslenguadas. Somos las del español deficiente. We are your linguistic nightmare, your linguistic aberration, your linguistic mestisaje, the subject of your burla. Because we speak with tongues of fire we are culturally crucified. Racially, culturally and linguistically somos huérfanos —we speak an orphan tongue”

Language Barrier Chicano

Author:Gloria E. Anzaldúa

“Without language you can't feel that you have a legitimate, respected presence. You are without a voice, without power.”

Language Language Barrier

Book:In Other Words

Source: In Other Words

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Author:Stewart Stafford

“Facing a language you don't know is like returning to your infancy when your mother tongue used to be a foreign language to you”

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Author:Munia Khan

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