Firstly, each of these texts is expressed differently. “Mother Tongue” is written as a narrative essay. This means that the audience Tan …show more content…
Kamel proves this by speaking with Telus, who may be showing “Hinglish ads in Canadian mainstream media in future.” This is because of the fact that, according to David Crystal from the University of Wales, it is predicted that “350 million English speakers may soon outnumber native English speakers.” These ideas prove that “It’s not a lesser English, it’s one type of world English,” which was pointed out by linguistics professor Helms-Park. It shows how English is evolving in the world today, and that people should expect change in the way we speak. However, the article did provide another perspective as well. “Some people feel threatened because the standard isn’t adhered to across the board,” added Helms-Park. This can show how many do not support the idea of evolving English. As a result of this lack of support, these people may mistreat those who speak “broken English” as is demonstrated in “Mother