Language Transmission and Cultural Metaphors

Flashcards covering key figures, concepts, and cultural examples related to language transmission and metaphor from the lecture notes on Mahera's, Ruby's, and Thao's accounts.

Mechanism of language transmission

The means by which language and cultural learning occur, framed either as moment-to-moment language used during a shared task or as the ongoing labor of constructing spaces, relationships, and practices.

Piara

Aisha's grandmother in Ruby's article who facilitates language transmission by speaking to Aisha in both Bangla and English, creating an open space for exploring language and culture.

Aisha

A subject in Ruby's article who understands how to speak English and Bangla and read Arabic, but primarily uses English with her mother, teacher, and peers.

Txawj Teeb

A figure in Thao's account who delivers a funeral speech and pauses to explain Hmong proverbs in English, transmitting cultural knowledge to younger generations lacking a strong grasp of metaphors.

"Wearing clothes"

A literal Hmong phrase used metaphorically to refer to a period (menstruation), exemplifying how the Hmong language uses indirect expressions and proverbs rather than direct phrasing.