Brilliant response to preee-seee

I thought it was interesting to read about the different discourses and to see how they are defined. So clearly it seems they can be divided, but when taking fieldnotes and looking into my military people's communication and lifestyles I have noticed that they have, in some ways, replaced their primary discourse with their second. Military language, priorities and etc. have become ingrained into them. “Gee maintains that there are the primary discourses, those learned in the home, and secondary discourses, which are attached to institutions or groups one might later encounter. He also argues that all discourses are not equal in status, that some are socially dominant-carrying with them social power and access to economic success-and some nondominant” (Delpit 546). I think that by taking into consideration that some discourses hold more power than others, it makes sense that some people would want to completely embrace the military discourse. Military most definitely holds power, prestige and inherent respect. One of my people that I am studying has completely embraced the military discourse and lifestyle- to the point where she has replaced her family with the military. Her family is not her number one priority, the military is. This is fascinating to me...that the alteration in language-she learned from the Marine institution- has completely altered her priorities and ideologies. This situation probably affects many others as well....this is saddening, but interesting...