Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
LANGUAGE benefits from itself as it is called by many creative names — greatest invention and legacy of the human race; road map of a culture and the key to the world; dress of thought bringing the mind on a parade; the most massive and inclusive art humanity knows; the blood of the soul; the armory of the human mind which contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests, among others. Language shapes the way we think and without it we lose a whole dimension of understanding, and to learn another language is to possess a second soul. It is a means of getting an idea from the brain without needing surgery.
Language helps in shaping our thoughts, culture and human connections. Language has the power to express ideas, shape identities, and bridge the gaps between people. Language, in a constructivist perspective, is a social construct that translates to reality.
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