Question

Select the correct answer.

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.

Answer 1

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

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Answer 2

Answer: D)

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Amy Tam says that her mother is speaking impeccable broken English it means that she doesn't speak the native English language but she is able to lead the conversation and manifest the main ideas and about she is thinking. so people can understand her.

People who are speaking ''broken'' English are non-English native speakers and often they are troubling with sentence structure or accents.