Question

Which excerpt from "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan best describes language bias?

Answer 1

1) I've heard other terms used, "limited English," for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people's perceptions of the limited-English speaker.

2) I heard myself saying this: "Not waste money that way." My husband was with us as well, and he didn't notice any switch in my English.

3) I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language--the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth.

4) And it was perhaps the first time she had heard me give a lengthy speech, using the kind of English I have never used with her.

Answer 2

Shikamaru-sensei!!

Answer 3

@AlexanderPhantomhive "1"

Answer 4

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Answer 5

i beat u 2 it bro lol @Shikamaru11

Answer 6

:) *cheers* you guys are the best :)

Answer 7

lol np and thnx @AlexanderPhantomhive

Answer 8

Definitely 1 because it is the only answer that displays a one-sided opinion about language. :)

Answer 9

*high fives*

Answer 10

yea *sings daisy cutter* lol

Answer 11

oh low fives :P

Answer 12

*eats some oreos like a boss*

Answer 13

This thread doh :)

Answer 14

lol when i typed that

Answer 15

my teacher walked in and actually handed me oreos............i am jebus lol @AlexanderPhantomhive

Answer 16

you lucky duck

Answer 17

*pouts* not lucky duck....name is jebus lol