diversification to individualization
The complementary act occurring—the act of melding, utilizing, and forwarding language—may not seem to be an act of individualizing on the surface, but diversification. What people do not realize, however, is that diversification, too, is a form of individualizing. As Canagarajah states, languages are enrooted in other cultures and languages, and are in relation to other languages (Canagarajah 8). The unique combination from different languages and cultures is what diversifies and individualizes a language. Similarly, by absorbing and reforming the teaching that Nemesis has imposed on others, Oku coins his own style of teaching to spread his culture. This unique identity that Oku establishes has helped Oku attract different students across the compass, even the people with whom I regularly interact. By the end of the narrative, Oku became translingual in the language of break-dancing.
Therefore, the conflict and complement between languages create diversification through mixing and melding of different languages, which create a more unique and individualized philosophy. Although we absorb and transform philosophies and beliefs from others, our philosophies and our languages will never be exactly the same: “even within one language, there are always different dialects and cultures that drive people in different directions” (Oku 2). In a world where population is increasing continuously and globalization prevalent, boundaries between culture and nations are continuously dissolving. As individuals get exposed to different cultures and languages more often, we are susceptible to more conflicts between our native and foreign languages because of the miscommunications that arise from monolinguism. These conflicts occur within every individual, and inevitably, we all become translingual, simply in different degrees. And, because translingualism serves to send an accurate representation of our visions, we should utilize translingualism to advance our visions and dreams, just like Rudy Oku has done at his new home at college.
Therefore, the conflict and complement between languages create diversification through mixing and melding of different languages, which create a more unique and individualized philosophy. Although we absorb and transform philosophies and beliefs from others, our philosophies and our languages will never be exactly the same: “even within one language, there are always different dialects and cultures that drive people in different directions” (Oku 2). In a world where population is increasing continuously and globalization prevalent, boundaries between culture and nations are continuously dissolving. As individuals get exposed to different cultures and languages more often, we are susceptible to more conflicts between our native and foreign languages because of the miscommunications that arise from monolinguism. These conflicts occur within every individual, and inevitably, we all become translingual, simply in different degrees. And, because translingualism serves to send an accurate representation of our visions, we should utilize translingualism to advance our visions and dreams, just like Rudy Oku has done at his new home at college.