Exploring the Influence of Language on Cultural Identity: A Comparative Linguistic and Literary Analysis

Abstract

This paper explores the importance of language in cultural identity construction and transmission. Since it examines language as a vehicle of cultural diplomacy and a sign of social status, it relates language diversity to cultural defense. These are language: loss and forgetfulness, global domination and sovereignty, and language: policy and culture –erasure or sustenance. Also, it explains the use of literature in explaining issues of cultural representation for postcolonial societies. The paper advocates for the preservation of language and cultural distinctiveness given the rising globalization.