Can be inferred from the excerpt is: Tan believes that nonstandard forms of English are legitimate languages in their own right.

The excerpt from "Mother Tongue." Lately, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as broken or fractured English. But I wince when I say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no other way to describe it other than broken, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. Nest supports the inference that Tan believes nonstandard English is no less valid than standard English is: Tan winces when she describes her mother's English as "broken."

Progress is being made. It s so slow sometimes, so terribly so sometimes, but progress is being made. We have removed the rot, we are strengthening the foundations. There is much work to do, and we all know what needs to be done. We can only do the work, he tells Kathy, and his children, and his crew, his friends, anyone he sees. So let us get up early and stay late, and, brick by brick and block by block, let us get that work done. The word best describes the tone of this excerpt is: optimistic.

An immigrant and the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants. The author's word choice suggests a feeling of connectedness.

A celebration of personal expression is the speaker in "The Weary Blues" attempting to convey in his description of the scene.