Words Gathered From Music

There were also particular examples of words gathered from music, such as "whassup" and "whadap" (Matsuda132). This can explain that music can influence one's communicate because someone may collect words that are not normally said. It changes one's usage of words and dialect. It also helps people find who they wish to become and who they wish to identify with. Thus, listening to music, such as Spanish music can cause the youth to enter a social imaginary and "to fit somewhere signifies choosing or becoming aware of one's own being, which is partially reflected in one's language practice" (Matsuda 134). Our musical tastes and preferences can form an important statement of our values and attitudes, and composers and performers use their music to express their own distinctive views of

People may define their musical identity by wearing particular clothes, going to certain pubs, and using certain types of slang. Words such as “Oye” are gathered according to Deborah Pacini Hernandez in the article “Introduction: Hybridity, and Latino Popular Music” (Hernandez 1). Their preference of music correlates with their preference in music. A specific example to this a study conducted to Middle school students. The most significant result of this that music can be used increasingly as a means by which we formulate and express our individual identities. Certain music affects our mood and the way we act. In a research conducted by Carlos R. April and Patricia J. Flowers, study that the authors conducted with sixth-grade students who they categorized into two different sections: students who were Monolingual in English and students who were bilingual in English and Spanish. There were sixty students from two urban setting schools in the United States. The authors made them listen to three versions of the same songs. They made them listen to the Song in English, Spanish, and