Journal Entry #7

[Maria Eugenia Riande]

This week I have been going over the number and how to tell the time. From the reading of How the language works the chapter on "How the sign of the language help" was very important because the use of the hands help a lot when learning a language. For example I have realized and as a Spanish drill instructor they train us to use our hands when talking to the students because even though they might not fully understand the meaning the expressions of the face and movement of teh hands and body refer to the meaning of what we speak giving a sort of hint on what is meant. Also the use of "semantics" in a language is very important because one can say things in different ways to convey different meanings help to understand the culture behind the language specially if its a culture were the use of sarcasm is prominent for example.