Bourdieu highlights “their especially keen sensitivity to the tension of the market, and by the same token, to linguistic correction in themselves and others” (Bourdieu 509). Bourdieu seeks to convey that the petits bourgeois are able to adapt their language so that they can achieve maximum symbolic profits from a linguistic exchange. This capability relates to Smith, because it is exactly what she lost. Once her native language left her, she was no longer able to shift her voice to achieve maximum “symbolic profits,” only the “lettered” voice was
Bourdieu highlights “their especially keen sensitivity to the tension of the market, and by the same token, to linguistic correction in themselves and others” (Bourdieu 509). Bourdieu seeks to convey that the petits bourgeois are able to adapt their language so that they can achieve maximum symbolic profits from a linguistic exchange. This capability relates to Smith, because it is exactly what she lost. Once her native language left her, she was no longer able to shift her voice to achieve maximum “symbolic profits,” only the “lettered” voice was