Mother Tongue Analyse

Mother Tonguean article by Amy Tan “The barriers of my language are the barriers of my world” -Ludwig Wittgenstein. ”Mother Tongue” was published in the ”Threepenny Review” (An American literary magazine) in 1990 by Amy Tan. It revolves around, Tans understanding of English, language in general and her Mothers linguistic abilities. The articles main form of expression is through personal stories and opinions from the author Amy, which works surprisingly well, since most readers haven´t experienced what she has, and most readers will not even have experienced anything slightly similar. However, we understand what she means, and it is easy