writing response to "how to tame a wild tongue"

Massimo Sarracino
September 9, 2014
Professor Young
ENGL 1100, Writing skills workshop
Reading Response Questions to "How to tame a wild tongue"

There are many ways to express your identity and language is one of them. I like to use language to

express my identity because it is one of the best feelings to be able to speak another language other than your

 standard language. My background is Italian, my father is from Italy and my mother is from America. I like

 to express both languages American and Italian. It tells people who I am and shows them that I care about

 my identity and am willing to express myself.  I speak English much more than I do Italian mostly because

 the people I speak to on a regular basis do not speak Italian. The only time I can speak only Italian is with

 my parents or family straight from Italy. Otherwise nobody would understand what I am saying. I have been

 to Italy many times with my family, to visit family. In Italy, just like in America and in Anzadula's essay, there

 are many different variations to the standard language. For example, when we go to Napoli, Italy my family

 speaks in a different form of Italian called Napolitan. It is just like traditional Italian except with certain slang

 words and different ways to pronounce words. It is very similar to what Anzadula says in her essay about

 her talking to her siblings differently than she would talk during a job situation, at school, etc. I like to use

 language as a conversation starter. I think it is very interesting to get to know people and where they

originate from, what their background is.