Languages

Many people want to speak different languages. It seems easy to be bilingual but it takes a person who speaks one language and wants to learn another to acknowledge the difficulties in studying a language. Knowing how to speak a certain language doesn’t only begin and end at bringing out words; however, it involves proper pronunciation to be understood by others.

Another important element in studying languages is to understand the deep structures of the particular language. Deep structures are language constructs which have hidden meaning. They are difficult to understand and thus, require the indigenous speaker of one specific language to explain that hidden meaning. The complications in comprehending deep structures can be compared to those found in understanding proverbs of various languages.
Lack of understanding each other’s languages is a problem, hence accepting them will reduce cultural conflicts in South Africa.