In "Mother Tongue," Amy Tan describes her mother's language as being "impeccable broken English." In the context of this essay, which of the following best describes the meaning of this statement?

A. Though Tan's mother speaks with an accent, her English is actually grammatically perfect.

B. People with language bias cannot understand Tan's mother, but people without bias can understand her.

C. Tan's mother fluently speaks a language variety known as "broken English."

D. Tan's mother does not speak standard English, but she is able to convey the ideas behind her words.

Question

In "Mother Tongue," Amy Tan describes her mother's language as being "impeccable broken English." In the context of this essay, which of the following best describes the meaning of this statement?

A. Though Tan's mother speaks with an accent, her English is actually grammatically perfect.

B. People with language bias cannot understand Tan's mother, but people without bias can understand her.

C. Tan's mother fluently speaks a language variety known as "broken English."

D. Tan's mother does not speak standard English, but she is able to convey the ideas behind her words.

zarkam21 · Answer

Hi, so can you describe to me how Tan's mother spoke.

zarkam21 · Answer

I just read this essay not a while ago and enjoyed reading it! So if you describe to me what you think the way Tan's mother spoke was, I'm sure we can figure this out! =)

MrMudd183 · Answer

i already did the test

zarkam21 · Answer

OH okay =)