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Amy Tan Mother Tongue Summary

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Summary of Mother Tongue by Amy Tan Mother Tongue by Amy Tan is an essay about her and her mothers English, and their Chinese heritage and how it reflects in the way Tans mother speak, and how it affected Amys upbringing and English. The essay begins with Amy writing about the “different englishes” she grew up with, as she describes her mother “broken” English, although you wouldn’t say it’s really broken, it’s just a different way her mother speaks as she comes from China, and that’s how the English translates directly from mandarin grammar. Amy writes about the difficulties it caused her when she was growing up, for example handling her mother’s phone call as the stockbroker wouldn’t take the “broken” English seriously. But would listen
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