Mother Tongue

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Across
  1. 2. Language is the ____ of Tan's trade
  2. 3. Language ability tests can never reveal intent, _____, rhythms of speech, and natures of thought.
  3. 4. Language of _____ is reserved for Tan's husband and family
  4. 5. Tan believes a person's developing language skills are influenced more by their _____, especially in immigrant families.
  5. 7. Linguists believe a person's developing language skills are influenced by _____.
  6. 9. Mrs. Tan received a CAT scan for a ____ tumor.
  7. 10. English cannot be broken, ______, or limited. Saying otherwise limits our perceptions of others.
Down
  1. 1. Tan believes _____ English achievement tests are a judgment call.
  2. 6. Last name of a political gangster in Shanghai that befriended Mrs. Tan
  3. 8. "So easy to ____."