What Does Language Have To Do With Identity?

It is not only the acquisition of the second language that has a fundamental importance for the overall development of a child, but also the maintenance of the first language. The foundation of the development of a secure identity can only exist when there is harmony between one's own cultural identity and openness towards other cultures -versus cultural uprooting.  

Our language, our culture, and our identity are inextricably linked. What and how we are - as individuals, as a generation, or as a group - is decisively influenced by the way we relate to ourselves.