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Linguistic Analysis of Danny Lopez: Sample Slide

Danny’s Inability to Speak Spanish


Explain what the
Danny is ashamed that he doesn’t speak Spanish, as he says, “No more words. Or as few as he
topic of this
could possibly get away with. When his dad spoke at all, he mostly spoke Spanish, but Danny
section is
never learned. All he had was his mom’s English. And he didn’t want that anymore” (16).

Pull a quote from the text


Danny’s inability to speak Spanish made him feel outcasted from the rest of his Mexican family,
that represents the idea. Be
and made him want to reject the English he spoke that he learned from his mother. This leaves
sure to introduce it with
Danny without any language to really speak, causing him not speak at all. His family and friends
context
take note of this and make fun of him for being so quiet. This shapes his identity as, in the
beginning of the book, he doesn’t stand-up for himself and it gets him punched in the face by
Uno.
Describe what is
happening in this quote
In a translingual view, Danny’s language fluidity is halted by the fact that he is ashamed he
and how this shows the
doesn’t speak Spanish. He doesn’t try to learn Spanish nor does he try and teach Liberty English,
characters’ language
which would allow them to speak to one another.
identity, how it affects his
relationship with others,
and how it connects to
translingualism
Memoir of Sofia
Growing up in Del Mar felt so normal, until I started to
compare it to the rest of the world. Especially seeing
Use first person to
Danny, I noticed he talks different and dresses different describe events
than all of us here. I know Danny will make it from the narrator’s
point of view.
somewhere big, maybe professional baseball, at least
college leagues for sure. The way I’m talkin’ though, I
don’t think I’ll ever make it to those big state colleges.
I’ll stick to trying to go to a smaller school for now.
Be sure to mention how
language/communication
impact the narrator’s
events
Use the relationship Mention how
tree to discuss a language impacts
this relationship.
character’s or your
own relationships and
how they are impacted
by language
Explain how this
relationship
impacts other
relationships

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