Question

In "Mother Tongue," author Amy Tan describes a situation in which her mother, a non-English speaker, faces rude treatment from a doctor. This doctor is then polite to Tan, who speaks English without an accent. What phenomenon does the doctor demonstrate?
A) language variety
B) standard English
C) language bias
D) code-switching

Answer 1

I think the answer you're looking for is C) language bias. Hope it helped