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Summary: Gee talks about the term language and how it is not just grammar and the dialect but also the way one speaks the language is just as important. The author later introduces us to a term called Discourses. He says that discourses are how one uses language of thinking and acting to be accepted or be part of a group or network. Discourse is something that is not taught to somebody but is in a way made inside of you. It is made based on the people you interact with, where you grow up, and just a certain lifestyle that you like to follow.

Evaluation: I think Gee’s definition and idea of Discourse is very interesting. I agree with most of Gee’s claims that Discourse is a thing that is sort of shaped into you based on your lifestyle. One thing I do not agree with is when he states that learning two discourses helps with the primary discourse just like speaking two languages. I speak two languages and i believe that if, I or other people who are bi- lingual,  only spoke English, that my English vocabulary would be much better.

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