Can we understand texts that are written for different audiences in different times or cultures?

I think we can understand texts that are written in different period, but I believe people have to pay a lot of time in oder to understand those texts. There are many media preserved from archaic period until know, and that's how people know the history; however the best medium I believe In order to know the history is the written form. People been doing this for a long time, to interpret the written texts but it is not a easy task in which it requires people to have research. Shakesphere's plays are written in a different period, but people, even students, are reading it. Even though people can't understand the text perfectly, they can still get the main point, stories of the plays.

Does language shape culture or culture shape language?

I think cultuer shape language. I learn Chinese easily when I was young becuase I lived in a environment that people speak Chinese. It is definitely different to learn language in that country and learn language in a different country. For example, in China I was forced to speak Chinese so automatically I practiced my Chinese even though I couldn't speak at all also when I was familiarlized with Chinese culture it was easier for me to learn. Environment plays a huge role on shaping one's language.

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Are some languages more or less difficult to learn than other languages?

I don't think some languages are more or less difficult to learn than other languages, but it depends on the age. I can speak Chinese even though I am a Korean. I went to China when I was really young, and I didn't really have hard time learning Chinese. I believe I learned Chinese so quickly because I was young. My mom and dad or other adults who lived in China as long as I did or more can't speak Chinese as fluently as their children. Right now, even though I spoke fluent Chinese, I can't speak Chinese that well and when I am trying to learn again I am strugling.

Does language define our identity?

I do think language define our identity. I am Korean but since I lived in China for a long time, I can speak both Korean and Chinese. From the time when all of my friends knew that I can speak Chinese, they started calling me Chinese (sometimes), but I don't really mind. Language plays a large role on difining one's identity.

Is the ability to acquire language innate or learned?

I think the ability to acquire language is something that people is born with.
During vacation I met my friends who also study abroad. They are all native Korean, so English is their second language. While some of my friends speak really good English, some do not. We all began at the same level, but the levels we ended up with were all different. Some are as good as native speaker, some are still bad. Those who speak good English, among my friends, were origianlly really skilled at language. They were extremly skillful at Korean than the others. For them, who are skillful at language (at any language), acquiring language would be much eaiser than other people and it would take less time than the others. Therefore the ability to acquire language, in my opinion, is innate.

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