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Asian-American Stereotypes In the article “Mother Tongue,” the author Amy Tan expresses her opinion on both the english language for asian-american stereotypes and their culture based on their degree and language “classes” during school years. As a writer of the story, Amy feels as if...
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“Mother Tongue” an article by an author named Amy Tan is about the many different forms of the English language that she has used and continues to use throughout her life. Amy goes on to describe the different English’s she uses, the one when she...
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Everyone who speaks the English language, does not speak it the same way. It is rare to find people that speak English the exact same way word for word, because there are so many ways to speak English. Amy Tan uses a name to describe...
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The Struggles of Being an Immigrant In Mother Tongue, Amy Tan goes in depth about how difficult it was for her mother to be a recent Chinese immigrant. She had a very heavy Chinese accent and most of the time people would say that they...
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The essay, “Mother Tongue,” by Amy Tan, is about how language can be spoken in different ways, all depending were an individual is from, where or whom the person grew up with, and if or not education was withdrawn. Tan was an Asian-American writer and...
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A fact would not be an interesting one to people who feel demeaned as a result of their accents while communicating in English. In Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue, she argues that there is not a specific way to speak English as it exists in multiple...
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I argue that excerpt “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan is effective in arguing that “perfect English” (Tan 22) is not necessary to demonstrate a person’s intelligence or credibility and we must acknowledge this type of thinking as cultural prejudice; She does this through engaging and...
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Abstract The aim of this article is to sort out the role of mother language in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is a sort of treatment which is used in some of mental disorder. It is a treatment rather than medicine. In psychotherapy, the therapist makes an interpersonal...
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As shown through the experiences of Amy Tan, language plays an enormous role in Day to Day lives. It can influence and give insight into another culture different from our own. In Mother Tongue, Amy Tan discusses the many ways in which the language she...
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Introduction and Background of the Issue By the time children begin school, they have begun gaining confidence in their ability to communicate meaningfully in their mother tongue. They have built a foundation of knowledge and experience through observing and interacting with peers and adults in...
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In the article “Mother Tongue”, Amy Tan states that everyone has their own English but, focuses on her own type of English. Amy focuses on how she was embarrassed that her mother could not speak the same English like all the other people around her....
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The inability to communicate in fluent English is sometimes unfairly characterized as an incapacitation. At the point when individuals can’t impart their musings in familiar English, those listening to them fail to address them with the seriousness required. In some cases, it is seen as...
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Does everyone consider English as a single language? There are inferences that English is a single language, but in reality, people develop diverse versions of English as their mother tongue such that it is very uncommon to discover two people that speak the exact same...
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In the essay “Mother Tongue”, Amy Tan believes that everyone speaks different languages in certain settings and are labeled by the way they speak. The author interested by how language is utilized in our daily life” and uses language as a daily part of her...
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Language barriers and cultural differences is a real issue for people. Children of immigrant families get a unique view and experience as a bilingual kid; they will become familiar with two different backgrounds. Amy Tan, Author of “Mother Tongue” uses her personal experiences with her...
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Is English considered a single language? There are inferences that English is a single language, but in actuality, individuals foster distinct versions of English as their mother tongue. An essayist, Amy Tan recalls “all the Englishes [that she] grew up with,” all of which influence...
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Thematic Analysis “Mother tongue” is an essay about the struggles of the author because of her linguistic identity. Her mother is Chinese and so she does not know how to speak English but after coming to America she had to learn English so her English...
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Mother Tongue by Amy Tan is a must read because the author gives a depiction of the types of English dialects adjusted by various people during their relocation to the US of America and their change in accordance with the American culture. The article has...