Much more than that --- But that collective identity, based on the implicit communication that allows speaking the same language, also involves sharing the same values, context, culture. We can see it with countries that do speak the same language (like Spanish) but implicit communication is not a given, because of cultural differences.

I reminds me of Benedict Anderson's concept of "imagined communities" in which there are a lot of factors involved to create that sense of belonging. And, thinking in terms of this course, that space for leaving things unspoken, knowing the meaning will still be the same.

Source author: Desirée Colomé Menéndez dcolome@sre.gob.mx