Question

In "Mother Tongue," author Amy Tan describes a situation in which her mother, a non-English speaker, faces rude treatment from a doctor. This doctor is then polite to Tan, who speaks English without an accent. What phenomenon does the doctor demonstrate?

A. Language variety
B. Standard English
C. Language bias
D. Code-switching

Answer 1

Answer: C. language bias.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

In "Mother Tongue", by Amy Tan, the author describes a phenomenon that the doctor demonstrate and it is C. language bias. The narrator says that the quality of what her mother says in her "broken English" is affected by the way she speaks. She is not treated as she should for not speaking good English. This shows the unfair treatment that certain groups who do not speak good English receive.