Language and status

Anthropologists believe that language sends messages about who we are, where we come from, and with whom we associate. Based on the readings, can you explain how language can determine status? Provide specific examples that illustrate and support your point of view.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.

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Many people tend to judge a person the way he or she talks. This in the end determines a person’s status in the society. In some job interviews, a person can get a job depending the way he or she spoke to the interview panel rather than his or her curriculum vitae. As a result of this, many people use language to determine the nature of a person. Many people judge a person’s academic credentials depending on how the person talks. Many people believe that intellectuals should use a lot of vocabularies while speaking and at the……………….

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