My response is on “Mother Tongue” which is the story of Amy Tan’s successful mother and her struggles with societies views on different dialects of English. The main idea of this story is that society may take a somewhat offensive stance on accents and dialects and assume many things. I agree with this idea for the pure fact that‚ yes people do judge people based on certain things‚ that is just how animals work. Is it unhealthy to stereotype people? Of course. Is it natural of humanity? Undoubtedly
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“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ a famous Asian-American writer whose works focus a lot on mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese American experience. She grew up with a Chinese mother who spoke broken‚ or limited‚ English that was difficult for many people to understand. Amy Tan thinks because her mom spoke English differently‚ this caused Tan to speak English differently too. In her article‚ she talks about how language has the power to help shape the way people saw things‚ expressed things‚
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Mother tongue by Army Tan employs the aspects of simplicity to appeal to the audience. In her introduction‚ she brings herself to the same level as his audience which makes them attentive and desires to know more. The author uses easily understood English which makes the readers easily relate to what she is saying. The author employs the aspect of the flashback where she tells her audiences about her experience speaking broken English and where this makes today‚ her viewers curious and to listen
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Amy Tan’s excerpt Mother Tongue focuses on her use of different Englishes when she was surrounded by different people. When surrounded by strangers‚ Tan spoke fluently in grammatically sophisticated English. However‚ Tan referred to the English she used with her mother as being a broken down‚ limited version of the English language. Despite this description‚ Tan didn’t entirely agree with what these chosen adjectives suggested about her mother’s English & intelligence. Tan’s description of the different
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found familiarity with was math‚ where understanding was much more comfortable even with the language barrier. Learning English or even a new language‚ I found it challenging because it appears there was always more than one answer while also wary of following the correct grammatical format. For Amy Tan‚ the author of Mother Tongue‚ she too confronts with difficulties in understanding the English language. Tan is convinced of this fact through her standardized test scores on the achievement test‚
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After reading the narrative “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. It can be said that it is an engaging 1st person narrative where the author utilized some of her different memories to connect with the audience. At times explaining her feelings of sadness and embarrassment to strengthen her points. Thus‚ creating an emotional piece that had me connected with every sentence. I experienced a sense of empathy. The narrative started at the present time with a memory where the writer found herself speaking to a
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In the article “Hanging Tongues: A Sociological Encounter with the Assembly line” Thompson (1983) there are many connections between the Physical structure of the beef processing plant and the social structure of those working within it. The layout‚ design and decor of the beef plant both directly and metaphorically impact on the social structure within the plant‚ pertaining to (among other examples) a sense of isolation‚ hierarchies‚ formalisation and standardisation. The physical layout
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers‚ Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? | 2I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines‚ and where she shines she sits. | 3How many boards Could the Mongols hoard If the Mongol hordes got bored?from the comic Calvin & Hobbes‚ by Bill Waterson | 4How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? | 5Send toast
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Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers‚ Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? 2. How many boards Could the Mongols hoard If the Mongol hordes got bored? 3. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines‚ and where she shines she sits. 4. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? 5. Send toast to ten tense stout saints’ ten tall tents. 6. Denise sees the fleece‚ Denise sees
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speaks. Any language heard today can be traced back to the previous settlers of that surrounding area and often times over the decades have merged with other dialects forming different speech patterns. A person’s dialect forms around those he is surrounded by‚ and may change through the course of their life. This video captures the different aspects and unique characteristics of the American language‚ creating a modern since of togetherness for the world. The video American Tongues produced a
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