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Since English is essential in getting by in America, people are more likely to judge a person by his/her English mastery. If you speak English well and fluently, you are quite respected. In other words, if you speak “Broken” English, they may subconsciously think of you as less intelligent than people who speak Standard English. However, does a person’s language mastery reflect complete personality? Since it has not been officially approved that language reveals complete personality, it is inaccurate to judge a person by his/her language mastery. The dangers of linking one's worth to his/her language mastery are obvious as it promotes racial discrimination and the loss of identity. Racial discrimination, which actions…show more content…
Since America is a multinational society, the link between languages to personality may also promote the loss of identity. An example is Amy Tan, from her article “Mother Tongue”. In the beginning of her life, Tan was always ashamed of her mother’s “Broken” English. As an attempt to get away from this side of her heritage, she becomes a great writer. She writes with great English and diction, and uses plenty of vocabulary. However, she soon realizes that she is being someone she is not. Tan’s story is a revelation of what the majority people think today that no one wants to be misunderstood by their language mastery. Because of this thought, people are desperate to clear their accents, and try their best to speak English perfectly, and more perfectly. Soon, there would be no other identities in America except Americans. If that is the case, it would be a great loss to the country because no one would want to immigrate to a country that fulfilled with forced assimilation. For several times, I was being discriminated against not only because of my English mastery but also my Chinese accent. The most embarrassing one took place at the first day of my school. As a person of Chinese decent, I was extremely nervous while I had reached the admission office. After waited for nearly an hour in the line, I eventually got the chance to
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