Monthly Archives: March 2013

I agree that Amy Tan should have written her essay in standard written english so that the readers who don’t understand her mother’s tongue can understand the huge differences between it and standard english. Her ability to use both can maybe motivate … Continue reading →

This essay is about a Chinese-American woman who compares her dialect she grew up with, with her use of proper English. She speaks about how in her lectures she speaks Standard English but with her mother it is more of … Continue reading →

Mother Tongue by Amy Tan is about a Chinese American woman who is able to speak English  as well as a Chinese dialect. She writes about how few people would be able to understand her mother. Amy Tan described the … Continue reading →

I have to be honest I wasn’t going to read anything that had to do with Amy Tan and her Mother Tongue mumbo jumbo especially because I was behind in other classes and I was trying to get in some … Continue reading →

This essay is about a Chinese-American women, who realizes that when speaking to large groups her dialect was in proper english, but at home with her husband  and her mother she would speak “broken english”. She descibed “broken english as Imperfect … Continue reading →

After reading the preface to Mythologies, I got a sense that it would be a slightly entertaining collection of French literature on various topics. A myth to me is something that could or could not be true. The wikipedia definition … Continue reading →

What is descriptive grammar? Does grammar matter in an unformal letter? Does grammar mean the same thing as linguistics?

1 Where did grammar originate from? 2 Is it good to always practice good grammar? why?3 What is grammar in your own words?

1. Who created grammar? 2. Whats the difference between phonics and grammar? 3.  Why is grammar so important to people?

Q1: who came up with grammar? Q2: Why is there so many different perceptions of grammar? Q3: Is there a form of gramma for sign language?