While I was trying to select the article, I had
a lot of trouble. I read a lot of articles but could not decide which one to
write on. I have chosen “The Meaning of a Word” by Gloria Naylor for article
reflection. The article is very informative and enjoyable for me. I have chosen
this article because it is one of the shortest articles in the pack and I
thought I can write a better reflection for it. I, as a foreign language
student, found it very relevant to my education because in the article, Naylor
talks about words and how they get their strength. In the article, Gloria
Naylor, who is a black person, mentions her early life and talks about the word
“nigger”. She explains what kind of different meanings “nigger” had and how
that word gained these meanings. In the article, Naylor says “words themselves
are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power”. This is very
critical for us, for the people dealing with language. She tells that her
relatives used the word “nigger” neutrally, even in a positive way. However; other people, especially white
people, used “nigger” in order to humiliate the black people. She explains here
that people give words their real meanings. Another example for this can be the
word “ula”. In Black Sea region, people use it call other people like “ula
Orhan” but if it is used toward a person from other regions, it can be taken as
an insult. I completely agree with the writer in her statement.
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