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Mother Tongue (母语) by Amy Tan HYPERLINK /s/blog_60c1f8080100f28k.html \t _blank Mother Tongue (母语) Amy Tan ? [1] I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with. ? ? [2] Recently, I was made keenly aware of the different Englishes I do use. I was giving a talk to a large group of p