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Language is a window on other worlds. It can either bridge differences or cause miscommunication.
Explain if you agree or disagree with the statement and the issues as suggested in Texts 4 and 5.

Language is a major communication device between humans.Its nature of having different dialects and slangs can cause cross-cultural mishaps and even wars.However,when a common context is achieved,a language can do wonders from bringing strangers together to signing a peace treaty.
I agree with the statement to a certain extent,based on the principle that the right context would patch up the loopholes in a language.The three main points presented in this essay are the ways language bridges differences,the way it causes miscommunication and also how a common context transcends language barriers.
The most common example given to illustrate the way a language brings people together is when a person learns a new language.The learner will get to listen to stories about the native speakers first hand and may even feel close to the speakers.Other than that,tourists in a foreign country will get
to ask questions about the history of the ancient temple if he or she learns the local dialect.I have also been able to get an insight of my Chinese friends’ jokes because I could pick up certain words here and there.Certainly,when two people understand a common language,experiences can be shared and differences in terms of race,country of origin and others can be blurred.

However,what happens when the context is lost in the process of receiving the message?Even people of the same language can fight over the correct categorization of tomatoes.Well,it depends on each person’s belief whether tomatoes are vegetables or fruit.Based on Text 4,the scientific community and the literary academics have a misunderstanding because they are involved in different areas.Each field uses its own jargon or technical words and surely each share inside jokes that the other would not understand.Text 5 also emphasizes the differences in how we communicate.The background and the upbringing of a speaker determines whether or not he or she will understand an analogy.Clearly language needs more than just words to communicate.
One word can convey so many different meanings.People who understand each other achieve this by having the same context when communicating.in Text 4 and 5,the two parties can achieve an understanding if they sit down and talk.Just explain a little bit more and eventually the context will be conveyed.The sciences and arts and humanities are not very different if we see the similarities in the way both areas carry out research to prove a hypothesis.And Dilbert might just need to speak out his thoughts rather than keep it to himself.
To sum up,language is indeed a device to close the differences between two speakers.However,it cannot be used per se and must be complemented by the correct context as it sometimes may cause miscommunication.
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