Tan talks about the different forms of English she grew up with, from more sophisticated English that she learned in school, to more simplified English that she uses with her mother and her family. Tan talks about how she was ashamed of her mothers English when she was younger because of how society viewed and treated her mother because of the way she spoke. In analyzing this article and understanding some of the stigma surrounding immigrants and the way they speak, we can then move forward in helping society get rid of some negativity surrounding speakers of broken English. To be able to help readers better understand they need to first understand linguistic terrorism. Linguistic terrorism by definition is the partisan misuse of language in an effort to support an immediate political objective or
Tan talks about the different forms of English she grew up with, from more sophisticated English that she learned in school, to more simplified English that she uses with her mother and her family. Tan talks about how she was ashamed of her mothers English when she was younger because of how society viewed and treated her mother because of the way she spoke. In analyzing this article and understanding some of the stigma surrounding immigrants and the way they speak, we can then move forward in helping society get rid of some negativity surrounding speakers of broken English. To be able to help readers better understand they need to first understand linguistic terrorism. Linguistic terrorism by definition is the partisan misuse of language in an effort to support an immediate political objective or