Language and identity : American language and belonging

Abstract EN

This article seeks to explore the prominent place that the idea of culture has, for the construction of identity and the implications of this process for social membership in contemporary societies.

in particular, it will assess the context of peoples of New York : for example, language problem as well as the impact of multicultural USA on tensions, conflicts, and on the sense of rootedness and belonging.

such a context is looking to encourage innovative trans-culturally dialogues, which struggle to understand what it perceived for people, to forge identities in rapidly changing national, social and cultural contexts.

the question that persists is, what an American identity means ? American identity is not bound to bias or stereotyped features but rather a state of mind, where everyone has the freedom to be what he wants to be regardless of his belonging, language, and identity.