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How does culture change language

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Answer: Culture influences the language that is spoken within its constraints as a society, such as how certain words are used in support of the culture. It's through language that members of a specific culture communicate with each other and create bonds with each other.

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Culture influences the language that is spoken within its constraints as a society, such as how certain words are used in support of the culture. It's through language that members of a specific culture communicate with each other and create bonds with each other. Language is a way that others identify specific cultures, be it based on a geographical regional culture, or a social culture based on ideology. The culture develops its own language and has nuances accompanied by forms of group body language and voice inflections.

Language and Specific Cultural Words

The influence of culture on language is seen through instances of certain words specific to a region that defines its culture. A prime example can be found in the United States with the use of words that mean, you all. Each variation of this phrase is a dialect that readily identifies the region.

South: Y'all (you all or ye awe, Scots-Irish deriv.)
Appalachian: You'uns (you ones)
Pennsylvania: Yinz (morphed from the phrase you ones)
North: Youse (created a plural out of the pronoun, you)
North: You guys (simplest form that's inclusive)
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