Discuss the differences in the way language is used in different cultures or the ways in which the language reflects the culture and its...

According to Albert Bandura's Social Learning theory, and
Vygotsky's theory of constructivism, language is a tool of communication that promotes
learning in terms of acquiring intelligence, expressing emotions, and analyzing
information.

In a culture, any culture, it is through
language how you acquire the idiosyncrasies of your culture, the mannerisms that are
unique to your heritage and, most importantly, it is through language that you pass on
the knowledge, folklore, information, and traditions from one generation to
another.

It is a powerful tool that is still studied by
cognitive psycholinguists in the way that its intonation or changes in it, produces
affect in other people: For instance, a stern tone of voice causes fear at
times.

In the Spanish culture, I can tell you a quote that
once I heard: "You train dogs in German, You speak to Women in French but you pray to
God in Spanish"- Surely that sounds totally biased, but the person who quoted this must
have been very keen on the power of language. We are very dependant on our language
particularly in our non-verbal language. This is why you may have heard that Spanish
people "talk with their hands"- What really happens is that we are very passionate and
hot blooded individuals, and we use our entire bodies to convey
communication.

This latter is an example of how through
language we have conveyed those behavior qualities that make us
unique.