E110 1st assignment

Title : Languages seem to be different depending on surroundings.

Languages are different up to circumstances. The language which my parents speak is totally different from that of mine although I was raised from my parents. Especially as for words that we use, those are not same each other so we sometimes have difficulties in having a conversation. Not only that, I also use different languages according to the situations.

In the case of my mother, languages that we use are almost same but sometimes she articulate dissimilarly. For instance, she pronounce “news” like “nius”. This is because she had heard “news” like that on TV while she was growing up. My father uses different endings of words and vocabularies from mine. For example, he speaks "해쑤까?" (heasuga) in an interrogative sentence. But most Korean speak "했습니까?" (heasmniga). Frankly speaking, there is a reason why this circumstance happens. My father was actually born in Jeju island. Jeju island is an islet which was located in South Korea. A dialect of Jeju island is famous for uniqueness so even Korean are not able to understand it frequently. For this reason, I should ask my father for explanation on what he is saying from time to time.

My languages are also affected by situations. For example, I used more formal endings of words like "했습니다"(heasmnida) when I give a presentation in front of many people. On the contrary, I use less formal endings of words like "했다" (heada) or "했어" (haeseo) when I have a conversation with my friends or families. Therefore, languages appear different according to a period, a place and situations.